Doddy playing backgammon with passenger on the boat

Nong Khiaw to Muang Khua

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July 5th 2010
Nong Khiaw to Muang Khua, 12th - 14th May 2010 The bus journey flew by especially with so much people watching to do. We felt that we were heading off the beaten track once more, always a sure sign when you’re nearly the only westerners on the bus. Having winded our way along country roads stopping for the obligatory toilet stop (side of the road, everybody goes and pees in the bushes, women ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Nong Khiaw

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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