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Laos

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July 13th 2009
Been in Pakse in Laos for a few days now. The weather has been pretty rainy so I'm working out my next move at the moment. I'm either going south to chill on an island or north towards the Vietnam border crossing. I went on a tour yesterday and saw some waterfalls, tea/coffee plantations and local minority villages. The scenery in Laos is amazing I just wish the sun would come back out as it's be ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe

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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