New Friends

Olly, Karley, and Lauren, my new friends that I made in Luang Nam Tha spent the day with me exploring on our motorbikes. Karley and Olly got burns on their legs from hot exhaust pipes, we were stuck in a big rain storm, and had to navigate a very dangerous bridge. Still all smiles.

Off the beaten track

May 4th 2008
Leaving Luang Prabang to go explore the far Northern reaches of Laos was more difficult than I imagined it would be. For the last couple weeks I have been wanting to get away from the cities and find some more remote areas of Asia. On my first real opportunity to do that I have decided to go North from Luang Prabang rather than a more typical Southern backpacker route. However getting on the bus t ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

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

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