another day another border crossing

for the love of Laos

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January 20th 2008
So here we are again. We cross yet another border into Laos, which was actually the strangest border crossing ever. Its 2 huts in the middle of no where. 1 hut has 2 guys from the cambodian immigration, and 10 M further up you have another 2 guys in a hut, in the middle of no where, from the Lao immigration. It also happens that, although we have already paid for our visas prior to entering the co ... 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