It is so green here

Laos 18th to 20th August

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August 21st 2008
On the 18th I felt like the Queen until I got to our guesthouse.... We left Vieng Xai to drive to Vieng Thong. We did not really want to stay in Vieng Thong, but it was too far to drive to Nong Khiaw in one day. When driving through the small villages the children were shouting Sa-bai-di (hello) and waved at us, so with one hand steering the bike and the other one waving back like the Queen. It is ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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