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North Thailand done...off we go to Laos

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December 19th 2008
So, today we are on our way to Laos. We spent the night in a small town called Chiang Khong which is directly accross the Mekong River from the Laos city Huay Xia. We are super excited to get into Laos as we have heard so many great things about it. We had a long day yesterday taking 2 different buses from Chiang Mai to Chaing Rai and then to Chiang Khong. We got to see the country side du ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more