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How do you spell MAACO in Thai?

February 22nd 2006
After the relaxation of Ko Pha-Ngan and the easy touring of Bangkok, the past week has been the start of a neverending journey through the backwoods of Asia. The night of the 15th, we got on a bus to Chaing Mai. We had congratulated ourselves on shopping around and finding a bus for 200 baht, rather than 350. Then we got on it. The bus may have looked like the picture they showed - in 1985. T ... read more

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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

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When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey. Basic Plans: Dec. '05 - California, Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast), Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong, March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia, April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info

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