Patuxai

Laos, Mekong Meanders

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June 9th 2008
Our route into Laos was a potential recipe for disaster. We took an early afternoon flight from Chiang Mai to Udon Thani in Thailand, then a bus to Nong Khai on the Thai/Laos border, then another bus across the Friendship Bridge to the Laos border, and then a third bus to Vientiane. But all went surprisingly smoothly and we had checked into our guesthouse and were drinking our first Beerlao besi ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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