Ceremonial Promenade Wat Phu Champasak

Yet more rain

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September 1st 2010
Geo: 14.9, 105.86After a long and uncomfortable day on the bus yesterday we didnt fancy more of the same today so instead of using public transport for our trip to Champasak we booked travel on a small aircon minibus with a travel agancy. It was going to cost more but it didnt seem as though it was too much more. It also meant that we could have a lie in. We were at the agency at 07:30 and we ... 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