Bus Station Stand in Pakse

January 23rd 2008
A broken down bus, a train, a tuk-tuk, a school bus, a double-decker pick-up truck, and van later, we had arrived in Laos. The border crossing was a breeze contrary to our worst fears. We arrived in a little sleepy Laos town called Pakse in the evening and were greeted by 15 or so giggling children yelling “Sabaidy”, which is the Lao word for hello. With our guards way up from our experie ... read more

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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

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Chris Robb and Becky Alleyne

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We did it! We're packing it in and leaving our lives in Victoria ... at least for a little while. We'll be gone for about six months and we plan to visit India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although we've got our trusty guidebooks in hand, we don't intend to stick to any timelines or itineraries. We're going to go where the wind takes us ... okay, more likely where a third class train ticket takes us. We've decided to create this journal so that our friends and family can check in to read about our adventures and more importantly, so that Becky's mom ca... full info

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