Savannakhet

Savan

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June 20th 2013
Geo: 16.4958, 105.756This was a bit of a rash decision, when I left Konglor I basically got a jumbo tuk tuk out to the main road and jumped on a local bus for Savannakhet, the bus however was currently being fixed at the side of the road and although the journey should have taken 3 hours it ended up taking 5, oh well. Although fairly uneventful, the scenery was lovely with mo ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet

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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