Where is Pa-am?

Day three, Attapeu

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June 13th 2008
We had decided not to set an alarm but were wide awake by 7am anyway. We watched a little bit of TV before setting off. The goal for the day was to find the village of Pha'am which apparently still has an anti-aircraft gun from the war. The village was meant to be about 35km from Attapeu but as our odometer ticked past 45 km alarm bells started ringing. We had asked for directions plenty of times ... 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