Laos

Four Thousand Islands

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February 9th 2011
From Pakse, which is a fairly quiet little town we went to Laos's old capital Champasak. The journey there was a mission ans we ended up being great entertainment for the locals by sharing local transport with them! Is was great fun as they were so hopeful, but getting back was another mission in it self. However, Champasak was interesting. There were some very old ruins of temples, which belong ... 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