Mekong again

Arriving in Laos- Luangnamtha

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February 3rd 2008
I left the familiarity of Pai at 10 O'clock last night. Sad to say goodbye to my new found friends I had met on my trek earlier i the week I left in high spitits. This did not last for long however. Earlier I had enjoyed a free meal at a Thai cooking school with a little Sam Sung (Thai rum) for good luck. I took a sleeping pill half an hour befoer leaving. This was a big mistake. I had thought I w ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

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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