National Park

Laos - land of bumpy winding roads

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June 23rd 2008
I left off last time in Chaing Mai - we only got to spend a few days there but I loved it! While we were there we went looking for a three day trekking trip, however the one night ones seemed more popular so we went with that. Thank God we did because we almost didn't make it through two days of hiking through the jungle! It was quite the adventure, we packed 15 adults into a small toyota p ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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