Laos, Laos, Lovely Laos. Photo 14

Laos, Laos, Lovely Laos.

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December 17th 2008
Laos, lovely laid back Laos. It's a good job Laos doesn't have a coastline and a decent breeze as we probably wouldn't ever have left! We arrived in northern Laos over the land border from Thailand. It was a little chaotic and sadly our first taste of Laos was a well planned and executed con. It takes a few hours to sign out of Thailand, pop over the Mekong and get stamped for Laos. It should ... 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