Bye bye Thailand ...

We arrive in Laos

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December 15th 2015
Geo: 17.97, 102.61We wake with the alarm at 05:30 and I go out for coffee and croissants for breakfast in the room whilst we pack our bag again. Check-out at 06:30 and take a tuk-tuk about 20mins out of town to the bigger new bus station where the International bus is supposed to depart from. Fortunately my information seems to be correct and we buy tickets for the 08:15 departure then sit to ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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