Thailand border

Houei Xai - Louang Prabang

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December 4th 2009
Morning,...crossing to Lao. I packed my staff the night before and headed on the main road to catch a Tuktuk. This is usually pretty easy, cause they stop and always ask. But not in this village. Even when you made signs and tried to stop them, they drove past you. Luckily as I found out, It was only a short walk to the border on this side of the river. So I lined up and the border(leaving Thailan ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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