fourth waterfall 2

Laos

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June 15th 2007
From Kratie we got a minivan to the boardertown Stung Treng. There we had to wait for hours. The reason was to wait for the next bus they said. After two hours we got on a ferry to travel over the Mekong. Still in Cambodia, just five minutes away. And then more waiting. This was very strange as our driver was there and his car was there and to me there was no reason to wait. Well, there was one r ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet

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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