Sabai-deeeeeeeee! Photo 20

Sabai-deeeeeeeee!

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November 16th 2011
Sabai-deeeeeeee from Laos! Sabai-dee (hello) was the first Lao word that we learned upon arriving in this so-laid-back-that-horizontal-doesn't-do-it-justice country. And it's also the word that we've used (and heard) thousands of times since, over the past two weeks that we've spent here. There's something about the word, other than the natural smile that you produce when b ... 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