The Pier to our Slowboat

Oh Laos, We Hardly Knew Ye (Same same, but different)

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April 18th 2011
In the interest of saving time and space, I will just summarize all our stops in Laos in one entry. I was delayed by Laos having primarily garbage internet. Now, back in Bangkok, I'm free to revel in high-speed wireless. So Laos was Awesome. It was interesting traveling there from Thailand, as it's very similar, but also very different in subtle ways, like traveling from Australia to Ne ... 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