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Riding Elephants and Uncle Ho

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November 15th 2007
Our long-in-the-making plans to finally see elephants came true today. We woke up at an ungodly hour on our last day here in Luang Prabang to meet the driver who would be bringing us out to the Elephant Rescue Center. It was about a 40-minute “hold-onto-your-vomit-bag” drive outside the city. This rescue camp cares for 6 adult females ranging in age from 24 to 37. The elephants all seem to ... 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