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The third day of New Years in Lao

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April 15th 2009
It is April 15 and officially the New Year. April 13 is the last day of the old year, the 14th is in between and neither old nor new, and 15th is the first day of the New Year. Things started off slow so we headed to the Pak Ou caves and saw the 2000 Budhas. The boat ride was nice, but it rained much of the time. We stopped at a town where they make rice whiskey. Potent stuff. When we arriv ... 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