the slow boat

Laos

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January 7th 2008
We arrived at Chang Khong, the gateway to Laos from the top of Thailand, and spent the night there. We got onto the boat in the morning to get to the Laos border, thinking that there would be an ATM over there so we could pay the $35 USD visa fee, but when we arrived there we were pretty much laughed at by the border control staff when we asked where the ATM was!!! So Phil had to get back onto t ... 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