Mekong at night

The Laos Experirence

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February 12th 2007
We flew back from Phuket to bangkok to hang out for 2days while we got our visa for laos. We kinda refreshed and got all our washing down and a bit more shopping there. We left bangkok and after a 12 hour train trip to the baorder town of nong kai we were happy to finally see loas. The train was an hour late arriving but it can be expected as we stopping in the mniddle of the night to fix th ... 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