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Trip to Laos & the Mekong Slow Boat

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February 3rd 2009
We left Chiang Mai at noon on a Minibus to Laos, the drive wasn't too bad but did last until 6:30. The funny thing about bus rides here is that the people driving the bus have no issues with running person errands while taking paying customers from point A to point B. Besides taking numerous "bathroom breaks" at little stop offs on the side of the road where the driver seems to know everyone, we ... read more

Asia » Laos » West

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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