Local Kids playing by the river

Over the border

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October 23rd 2007
Day 15 - Monday 15 October 2007 Today we cross the border into Laos (pronounced Lao). Crossing was a pretty easy affair. After making the 1k trip from our guesthouse to the border we joined the queue to get our exit stamp. When we arrived we were surprised to see the Danish couple from the trekking also in the queue. They'd actually arrived at 3am to find everything shut up and deserted s ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Ban Houayxay

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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