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HJT at a section of the Mekong rapids
Four thousand slices of paradise....

January 16th 2008
Laos is one of those countries that seems to attract universal rave reviews from the backpacker community. Nestled away in the womb of South-East Asia as it is, I thought however it might offer up the same sort of experiences that I’d been having in Cambodia and Vietnam, only in an isolated, landlocked kind of way. Despite these pre-conceptions, I couldn’t ignore that the famously laid-back, ... read more
Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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