Parasols

How now, Lao Lao?

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April 15th 2008
Laos is amazing and has thoroughly enchanted me. The pace of life is calm and peaceful. It strikes a balance between being tourist-friendly and not completely tourist-oriented. You get the impression that people are, for the most part, just living their lives. I started in Vientiane, the capital with a population of 200,000. The first day Wendy, a Peace Corps Volunteer from Madagascar th ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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