local petrol station

day 11 - homestay

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October 10th 2009
Today we drove all day to our Home stay in the small town of Hin Boun. Stopping shortly before the town, we let the min-bus go the rest of the distance while we boarded former B52 fuel tanks and cruised along the river during the setting sun to our home for the night. Hin Boun is a small village of only 45 houses. As we disembarked from our boat we were greeted by children who led us up the dirt ... read more

Asia » Laos » East

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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