Kids on the River

Into the Boonies of Asia

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August 16th 2006
Welcome from Luang Prabang. It has been two days since my posting (I try to write every other day), yet it is a little tougher to get access to the internet as you could imagine. There are only 3 internet portals in the entire province, so it is utilized sort of like the few phones in a jail (lifers go first). On both sides of me are monks, which is a living contradiction. They're all done up ... 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