Welcome back to the mainland!

Don Det to Pakse

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June 10th 2008
Very early in the morning the light streaming through the window woke us both up and we reluctantly packed up what remained of our possessions and headed to the pier to catch our boat. Of course the rain was pouring and we got a tad wet but we managed to get onto the boaqt along with three others for the journey back accross the Mekong. Arriving at the other side we unloaded our stuff and walked t ... 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