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Laid Back Lao

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March 2nd 2009
A petite Asian woman holding a simple paper sign with my name on it greeted me outside of the airport. Taxis are absent, tuk-tuk drivers are not to be found, in fact outside of a couple of other guesthouses picking up their guests, no one is here. The lady turns out to be Khoun and she points to the end of the parking lot and tells me that her husband Khoun is in the car waiting to take us back. ... 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