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Mementos from Laos, 2

To Be a Loner in Laos

October 25th 2006
"Laos", add this to your list of offences commited by the French around the world. The place is really called Lao (pronounced like shower, like when you take a shower at the end of a long day of drinking and tubing down a muddy river...), but under french colonization, the silent S was added to the end. This has led to generations of Europeans and Africans and North and South Americans calling t ... read more
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Lao or Laotian Flag 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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Nicholas John Nakis
Nicholas John Nakis
Nicholas John Nakis
My name is Nic Nakis and I come from Sedro-Woolley, WA. I started this travel blog as "The Mad Greek's Travel Blog" when I left North America for the first time in 2006. I documented that first 6-month, around-the-world trip extensively. Then, I returned for a few updates around 2010. I revived the blog in 2022 in order to record my ongoing travels and fill in some of the gaps. I am a filmmaker and a fitness coach. Sign up for a complimentary FITNESS COACHING CONSULTATION https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=15410290&appointmentType=6418826 Watch REACH FOR THE RIN... full info
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