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Laos blog next bit

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March 20th 2008
Hi everyone, as you may have gathered, we're grappling a bit with the technology here - it's not that we've been felled by some nasty illness. On the contrary, I'm relieved to report that we're all in great nick. It is a bit hot, but we've also had beautiful rain, great storms with amazing lightening, mostly at night. So what have we been doing. Well, eating. A lot. The food is wonderful, great f ... 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