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Celebrating Tet, Vietnamese New Year, in Laos - Luang Prabang, Laos

February 6th 2008
All this week has been a celebration of Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, by Lao residents of Vietnamese descent. The grandmother at my guesthouse, who I have become very fond of, was born in Vietnam and has been arranging a special dinner. (In Laos, most visitors stay in guesthouses, which are like small hotels inhabited by the families who own and manage them). Children have been making fires in ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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