Phou Si

Mekong Delta - Laos - Luang Prabang

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March 26th 2006
26th March After an early breakfast we catch a pick up truck to immigration for our first border crossing. You can actually see Laos from Thailand as it is simply opposite over the river. We get over to Laos on a boat and meet a Laotian at immigration who was filtering those on the speedboat and slow boat. Upon seeing our gleaming speedboat stickers he says “You doing speedboat? It’s a ... 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