eye of the tiger

(S)ex-pats and big cats

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May 7th 2009
We leave Laos in a longtail boat, which takes us the short hop across the Mekong from Huay Xai to Chiang Khong. The Thai visa laws have recently changed for land border crossings, and instead of the free 30 day pass of just weeks ago, we are now granted only 14 days. This means we'll be doing a border hop in a fortnight, which is a bit of a pain but not the end of the world. I just wonder why the ... read more

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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