Gaz, Emily, Us, Mark & James on slow boat

Laos - a flying visit!

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June 14th 2007
Slow computers in Laos will upload pics soon. xx Our journey into Laos was a pretty long one, but the views were stunning. It consisted of 2 days on a slow boat down the Mekong river, luckly for us on the first day we managed to pitch a great spot on the floor which saved having to sit in the smallest seats in the world for 7 hrs. The stop over was in a small town called Pak Beng which consist ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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