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Crossing the Border into Laos

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March 3rd 2009
So, after the late late night in Chiang Rai, we caught a bus to Chang Kong on the Mekong. Loved the bus journey, i think because i was still a little merry. Proper old bus on extremely bumpy roads, was flying all over the show havin a great time... Got to Chang Kong and had to get some cash to pay for the Laos Visa, and the only cash point was a fair distance away.. Crossed the Mekong on a longtai ... 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