Entering Laos by boat - Chiang Kong border to Huay Xai

August 4th 2013
We didn't really know what to expect when we got there, but it turns out that we like Laos a lot. There are, however, are a few things you have to get used to: Firstly, it's small. Well, not actually, but figuratively - there were at least three couples that turned up everywhere that we went. Which is great for the ones that we liked, but less than ideal for one in particular (more of t ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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Hazel & Mark

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We are taking a year to travel around Southeast Asia. We fly out to Australia on the 17th Dec and will spend Christmas and New Year staying with family in Sydney. We are then going to fly to Auckland and spend a couple of months in New Zealand before returning to a round tour of Australia for another couple of months. By May time we should be back in Sydney and will then plan the rest of the tour of countries including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam... (Apologies in advance from Mark for the inevitable spelling mistakes).... full info

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