I met Catherine my aunt from Finnland! (originally from Laos)

South-east Asia

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April 14th 2008
Hey everyone happy new year!! at least it is here in Laos and Thailand. I skipped my stay in Australia and went instead to South east ASia. I was looking for a less touristic place than NZ or OZ, but hard times here too. I didn't know that Thailand is backpackers paradies...But it's nice here. It's hot, about 35 degrees celsius and very humid. It's hard to find local people to have interesting ... 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