Trek Day 1

Southern Laos

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June 2nd 2008
Champasak We arrived in Laos in the southern town of Pakse, after a relatively straight forward journey from Ubon Ratchathani in Eastern Thailand where we had spent the last few days of our stay in Thailand. The first impression of Laos was a great one with friendly people at every turn willing to help us with no strings attached! Whilst we waited for our connecting bus to the villag ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Tha Khaek

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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