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Laos!

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March 7th 2013
Laos!! Someone asked me recently how many countries I had been to, and after some consideration I realized that the number was 26. Happily I've upped the number to 27, with my first visit to Laos, my first "new" country in almost 2 years. Having spent a considerable amount of time in NE Thailand, I figured Laos wouldn't be too much of a culture shock--and I've been pleasantly sur ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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