the mekong, luang prabang

just another day in paradise

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November 25th 2007
i actually think that maybe my brain is rotting....... i feel like a snobby, spoiled tourist, but i'm really bored here in savannakhet. we have eaten some incredibly ordinary food, and exhausted the sight-seeing possibilities by about 9:26 this morning. i think that all this "chillaxing" is catching up with me - suddenly i feel the urge to go and do something improving, like working in an orpha ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet

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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