Introduction to Laos

Laos was known in antiquity as "Lan Xang'(Million elephants),this sparsely populated country is finally enjoying peace afternearly 300n years of war with Annam,Myanmar,china,siam, france and the U.S.A. Lao is the least most developed of the 3 former french Indochina state.Lao is a land locked country with China to it"s North and Myanmar to it's northwest, Vietnam to it's east and finally Thailand to it's west.
                                Lao was ruled by a succession of Monarchs since 1353 till the late 19 century then it was ruled by the Thais, then reliquished the control to the french in 1907 ,In 1950 the Viet Minh suported Free Lao front and the Lao resistence government fought the french for 25 years.then from 1975 till present time it is rule by "The Lao People's Revolutioanry Party" and named Lao people's Democratic Republic or "Pathet Lao' in Lao Language.
                                   Our Journey will start in Bangkok driving to the border town of Nong Khai in north eastern thailand, then we shall drive across the "friendship bridge"(Built by Australia) which link Thailand and Laos across the Mekong river.