The steepest staircase.

Somewhere, over the Mekong, lies northern Laos

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May 1st 2012
Of all the countries we planned to visit, Laos was the most enigmatic. We cannot recall a single item of news or feature about Laos.<span><span><span><span><span> Myanmar was mysterious, but no stranger to followers of UK news. Tonga is the Secret South, but they play rugby at the world cup, and Captain James Cook went there. <span>All we knew about Laos is that ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Muang Ngoi Neua

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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