Loading the Slow Boat

sLoW bOaT-TuBiNg-AnD tRaVeL sHeNaNiGaNs oF LaOs!!!

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December 3rd 2008
So I believe I left off in Thailand-wow-so this is a delayed blog but at least I’m getting there. I left Chiang Mai in the morning. A minibus(which is basically a minivan) picked me up from my hotel and we wondered up several little streets gathering the other travelers on their way to Laos. The entire ride to the border was a rollercoaster. We passed cars when it was probably advisable not to, ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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