Crossing the border with "Sor"

We met Sor standing in front of the Udon Thani Airport - trying to find a way around the monopoly of the Limo company. No Tuk Tuks came to the airport (odd) at first we turned down the limo company (on principle!) and then when we met Sor - we decided to travel with him - regardless of cost or means.

Lost in Laos

January 6th 2009
It's been awhile since we last blogged... or emailed, and the truth is, it just hasn't been a priority.... We entered Laos PDR from Thailand near Vientiane (capital city of Laos PDR) over a week ago - shared a ride over the border and into the captial with a delightful young Laos man - Sor (college student in Vientiane). The first thing we noticed about Laos is that it operates at a complete ... read more

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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

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