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Savannakhet

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September 8th 2012
I said my goodbyes last night to everyone and left for the bus station at around 7pm. The bus was due to leave at 20.30 but as there were 6 too many people we were delayed by about half an hour and as usual on 'Lao' time we didn't arrive in until 6am this morning. I was the only westerner on the bus and the driver kept asking if id prefer a sleeper bus?? The guest house said if I di ... 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