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Lao PDR

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October 7th 2008
Sabai-dii! That means "hello" in Lao. We left Thailand about a week ago, and since then have been in the country of Laos. To get to Laos, which shares a border with Thailand, we had to cross a river in a small boat. Laos is similar to Thailand in many ways, but also very different. For example, the language is very close, but not the same. "Chicken" in Thai is "gai," whereas in Lao it is ... 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