The future of Laos

Chasing waterfalls in Southern Laos

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February 17th 2013
I'll admit, it seems highly unusual to be humming along to TLC's "Waterfalls" while trekking through Southern Laos' lush jungle... Or does it? As I retrospectively look back, with great fondness, at my fleeting time through this fascinating country, I can't seem to get the words from this song - a 1995 Grammy Award nominated single, no less - out of my head! "Don't go ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Bolaven Plateau

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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