Obtuse fishermen

Cruising along the Mekong

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April 12th 2007
Cruisin the Mekong The next morning it turns out that mama B.A.P. had not exactly been truthful as she handed us each two bundles of Laos kip stapled together with one printed note each which read "Huay Xai - Pak Beng" and "Pak Beng - Luang Prabang". As she instructed us to use the first ... 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