Waterfall #1 in the Bolevan Plateau

Laos-y weather in Laos....

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July 19th 2011
Apologies for the dodgy pun in the title, but sitting in a hotel room in Luang Prabang while the rain comes down for the third consecutive day I have to admit to being somewhat lacking in the creativity department. We have now been in Laos for around 2 weeks or so, and frankly I am struggling for enough material to write anything of interest. We began in Pakse, a town about two hours from the ... 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