Waiting for the Ferry

A Man named Max

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November 15th 2010
So I met a man named Max. And I was wondering what I was going to write about South East Asia and found it hard to select anecdotes that sum up my feeling about this region. Anyway on discussion with Max he suggested that I write a blog about him so here it is! I boarded the ferry to Luang Prabang, the day was beginning to heat up by 9am but the sun was by no means in full force yet. We ha ... 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