The relaxing "Slow Boat"
Very slow, but not so relaxing!
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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 Path... [read more]
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 Path... [read more] Blog: Bye Bye Chiang Mai, Hello Laos
Date: February 22nd 2006
Hey y'all, we left Chiang Mai on 21st: Felt quite sad to be leaving cos it is such a great place, so many happy memories, the people who ran the hostel were brilliant. We headed to the Thai border with Laos in the morning and a couple of busrides and a quick boat trip over the Mekong River later and we were in Laos, at a place called Huay Xai. We got our visas sorted in quick time, found a host ... read more
Date: February 22nd 2006
Hey y'all, we left Chiang Mai on 21st: Felt quite sad to be leaving cos it is such a great place, so many happy memories, the people who ran the hostel were brilliant. We headed to the Thai border with Laos in the morning and a couple of busrides and a quick boat trip over the Mekong River later and we were in Laos, at a place called Huay Xai. We got our visas sorted in quick time, found a host ... read more
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Ladies, Gentlemen, Kings and Vagabonds, welcome to my travel website! On 7th february 2006 my voyage of self discovery begins, over the next 8 months i shall hopefully be visiting: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii and California.
I'll try and keep you posted of my adventures/misadventures over the next few months, although this is dependent on whether i can actually be bothered to find a computer and write all my escapades down!
I'm a novice at this diary lark but i'm sure that when i get into the swing of things it'l be a work of litera... full info
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