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Ross eyes up the Slow Boats with growing concern
Heading To Laos

December 15th 2007
Right then, onto Laos. We headed out of Chiang Mai on a fully loaded minivan heading for the Thailand/Laos border at Chiang Kong. Normally I wouldn't have mentioned such a mundane event but we had the strangest fellow on the van I've ever come across (well nearly, I am traveling with Ross... ho ho!). He was clearly of Thai origin but he spoke with the worst cockney style accent I've ever he ... read more
Asia » Laos

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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