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Gentle Laos

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March 13th 2007
Four Thousand Islands is the name given to the southernmost region of Laos where the Mekong River, having already wound its way thousands of kilometres from the mountains of Nepal, decides to broaden and pokily thread its way among a nest of islands. The number of islands is certainly not the nice round number of 4000: it differs depending on the season. In the wet time, the Mekong swells, submerg ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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