Boat Festival

Loas

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October 26th 2007
Hello Laos was a bit of an after thought for us - we didn't think that we could fit it in. Everyone we met on the way said we should go and we're glad we took the advice. We flew into Laos from Siem Reap on Laos Airways. It was the smallest plane I'd ever been on, only 36 seats and very scary (but apparently Laos Airway's saftely record has improved greatly!). We arrived in the capital, Vie ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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