On the bridge

2 of the 4000 islands

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March 26th 2008
After spending a rather uninspiring two nights in Vientiane traveled by "sleeper bus" down to Pakse which is the close to the 4000 islands area of southern Laos. That was interesting, as the oversold the bus and wanted me to sleep in a 3 foot buy 3 foot box with another person, ended up sitting in the very back where i had at least a little bit of room to stretch the legs, felt sorry for the perso ... 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