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Junglebells from Laos!

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December 29th 2009
Happy Christmas holidays everybody! Not too cold there in Europe? ;-) We didn't get a white X-mas here, that's for sure! Instead, we had a relaxed ánd exciting trip in northern Laos..... Again we crossed a border on foot, this time from China to northern Laos. The first thing that struck us when we crossed the border was how poor Laos actually is. What a big difference with China! In the main ... 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