A waterfall!!!

I survived the Laos Earthquake

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May 18th 2007
On 16th May at 16.00pm (local time), an Earthquake measuring 6.1 on the richter scale struck Laos approx 100miles North of Luang Prabang. I was sat by the pool at that time and didn't feel a thing. I was on t'internet a couple of hours later and it flashed up as a headline banner on BBCi. Oh. So thats what an Earthquake feels like. Pretty disappointing really! After a couple of quick emails ... read more

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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