Road to Pakse 002

Scam in Loas (Bus ride from Savanakhet to Pakse)

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July 22nd 2009
Scam in Laos (Bus ride from Savannakhet to Pakse) Never second-guess! We caught a bus ride from Savanakhet to Pakse. A ride that was supposed to take 4 hours (and easily could have without all the stops) turned out to be more than 6 hours. The bus driver and his business minded wife (complete with trusty clipboard) stopped constantly along the way picking up and dropping off people, parcels and o ... 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