Pha Tok Caves

a short hike out of Nong Khiaw. The caves were a Lao military hide out during the US bombing campaign in the late 60's, early 70's. This was also our first experience with leeches-our feet were covered in them for a few terrifying moments.

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October 3rd 2008
Sabaidee! (That's "hello" in Lao). So, we've had our first crazy adventure of the trip, but I think we'll save it for the end of the blog so we can tell it in some detail (and those of you who've already had enough wont miss out on reading everything else we've done in the past few days because you're already bored.) Our last blog left on in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. We ended up extendi ... 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

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