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Life in Laos.

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March 12th 2008
I left Autumn and her Thai friend Gaye in Chiang Rai as I wanted to spend a night in Chiang Kong which was an ok kinda town but the main event was tomorrow and I was so excited about going to Laos. Autumn's mini van (Gaye went back to Mae Sot) was late and so we were the last ones to cross the border in to Laos and consequently the last to arrive on the slow boat to Luang Prabang. We boarded the p ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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