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January 16th 2007
The last update came from Luang Nam Tha, where I spent a lazy 24 hours, doing very little. I returned to the same guesthouse I had stayed at a few days earlier, for the sheer joy of the hot shower. I had earned it after the bus ride back. As Karl and I were running late, we stomped into the bus station only to see our bus driving off! A quick shout from someone packing another jumbo, and it ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Muang Xai

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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