Mountain scenery of Laos

Laos - or Love You Long Time!

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December 23rd 2007
Bet you are all excited for Christmas!!! Hope all the Xmas pressies have been bought and the boozing is already is full-swing. Arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam last night after a 12 hr drive along the Ho Chi Minh trail, and a nightmare of a border crossing. We were stranded in no-mans land between the Laos and Vietnam border for hours coz one of the women on the tour visa had expired the day before. ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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