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Laos so far

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July 7th 2007
Ok so been spending some time in Laos for the next little while. Has been a little bit of a culture shock I must say - for some reason I expected it to be a lot like Thailand but it really isn't tho'. We crossed the border at Huay Sai and met our Lao group leader who's name is Tui. We are pretty much staying at guest houses in Laos rather than hotel's and our first stop was kinda interesting. The ... 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