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Crossing the Border

Journey to Laos

January 25th 2009
After a couple of days in Bangkok we were ready to leave the madness of it, our Laos visa would have taken four days because of the public holiday so we decided to just try and get it on the border. We left on the overnight bus to Chaing Mai as it was half the price of the train. It was the usual walk along koh san road to pick everyone up from their guest houses before getting on the bus. When w ... read more
Asia » Laos

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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