Boules

What a load of boules!

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August 11th 2007
Day 131 Just as the south bus station is right out of town so is the north. We got a tuktuk for the 8km journey and picked up the next local bus to Savannakhet - this time it was a proper coach, albeit a little prehistoric! The journey was uneventful and we arrived in Savannakhet and found a place to stay in a lovely wooden house - the furniture in our bedroom was so cool - very retro (you'l ... 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