Looking great

Going loop the loop

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December 12th 2008
After the practice run in Pakse, complete with emergency braking exercise ("brace-brace!") it was time fortrhe lonely planet's real deal in Tha Khaek. We'd been told about a beautiful 450km trip called The Loop, which you could complete on a motorbike. So on recommendation we booked into the Travelodge (much nicer than it sounds) where there's a log book filled with a wealth of knowledge from peop ... 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