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Happy New Year from Laos!

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April 8th 2008
Hi everyone! Happy New Year from Laos, where it's the year 2551! They celebrate New Year in a different manner...a very fun one involving lots of water and buckets. Since we've been in Luang Prabang we've pretty much been soaked through the whole time as the Lao kids love to aim their water pistols at unsuspecting toursits whilst shouting "Happy New Year!" You can see their little faces light u ... 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