Here's to Laos 20150518_113823

Here's to Laos

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May 22nd 2015
We cant feel our butts but we made it! Laos here we are. Starting in Luang Prabang where the boat drops us off we thought was a good idea. As we were talking to people on the slow boat however we began to understand the corrupt nature of this country The first of many scams started with where the slowboat dropped us off. Even though there are piers all through the city, we were dropped off at a pi ... 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