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Crossing from Thailand into Laos is popular on the backpacker “banana pancake route”. Flights from Chiang Mai cost a reasonable $100 (£81) if booked months in advance.
Laos and Thailand have had bilateral relations since the time of their precursor Lan Xang and Ayutthaya kingdoms in the 15th century. The two countries share a border and express linguistic and cultural similarities. The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang included all of northeastern Thailand as recently as the early 18th century. [1]
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Laos is a poor landlocked country in Southeast Asia that is a popular tourist destination, specifically amongst backpackers seeking partying and adventure sports. [11] Vang Vieng is a rural town in northern Laos known for excessive drinking, the easy availability of drugs, and river tubing. In 2012, the government shut multiple bars and ...
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Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to ...
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Construction began on 1 October 2019, with plans of completion by 2021, but was pushed back to May 2023 due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The station was officially opened on 31 October 2023, by Lao president Thongloun Sisoulith and Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin.