Huay Xai, LPDR

Lao Populaire Democratique Republique - LPDR

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February 5th 2007
Having crossed the Mekong River from Chiang Khong I set foot in Indochina at Huay Xai. The first thing to get your head around was changing currency from Thai Baht to Lao Kip, which involved carrying large bundles of notes to do anything. At the time of writing 10,000 Kip is about $1USD or 50 pence, and buys you a large bottle of Beer Lao! Huay Xai was a nondescript border town. Everything was ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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