Lao Legalese

Vang Vieng Voom

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January 30th 2009
We left chilly Luang Probang via another mini-bus at 9 AM. Before we departed the guesthouse night guard (All guesthouses in SE Asia have night guards. These are men that work second jobs consisting of sleeping in the lobby all night in a mosquito net covered sleeping bag. Ostensibly they are supposed to let you in and out of the guesthouse after normal business hours. In reality you will alrea ... 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