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Laos; Slow Boating, Luang Probang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane

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June 25th 2010
Hello again. We would firstly like to say that our current total blog viewings is at 995 and has been translated into 7 languages so good work! As we are now in Vietnam,we thought it now time that we told our Laos story. As previously mentioned we arrived into Chang Kong and crossed the Mekong at the same time crossing the border into Laos. The border control consisted of a couple of people sit ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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