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Pakse and Bolevan Plato

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August 9th 2010
I got a night bus from Vientiane to Pakse. It had flat beds and was quite comfortable. Pakse is a sleepy town on the river and is quite nice. Most travelers pass it up on the their way, but I ended up staying 2 nights there before and after the trip to the Bolevan Plato and enjoyed it. The Bolevan Plato is a highland region east of Pakse and is best explored by motor bikes, so Danny, the English ... read more

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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