Songkran Buddha

Enduring Songkran

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May 2nd 2007
Northern Thailand to Laos Stepping from the cool climate-controlled hall on to the taxi tarmac we're hit with a waft of boiling air. It's 10pm and we've landed in Bangkok's hot dry summer, but we're both happy as we can't wait to get stuck in to the food! Thai Airways has whetted our appetite with two delicious meals on our two hour flight (which were actually better than some of the del ... 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