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Laos - in search of the trek

October 16th 2008
If anything will teach me to do a bit of research before going somewhere, Laos would be it. Getting to Laos Before coming to South East Asia, I had images of myself lying in a hammock strung up on a boat slowly flowing down the Mekong, with nothing to do but enjoy the passing scenery and a good book, maybe occassionally slapping the odd mosquito away - so when we saw a tour ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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