Misty Mekong

Laos

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November 24th 2006
Hello from Laos folks! I would like to share my good news with you all and advise you that I am now a millionaire, yes that's rights people, Laos money is crazy and there is 17,500 kip to the pound!!!! I've decided I'm not going to let it change me though, I'm still the old Kelly you all know and love!!! So we've left Chang Mai and are now in Laos. We arrived at the Mekong river on Sunday morning ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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