Pai
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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: Leeches and lychees in the Laos jungle
Date: June 5th 2009
Currently writing from the sleepy French colonial town of Luang Prabang, on the banks of the muddy Mekong, Laos, after a fantastic two-day slowboat trip from Huay Xai on the Thai border. After a fun weekend in Chiang Mai, myself and new Dutch travelling buddy Sophia made our way to the northern hippy retreat of Pai, close to the border with Myanmar. On the way we met a guy called Nick, who live ... read more
Date: June 5th 2009
Currently writing from the sleepy French colonial town of Luang Prabang, on the banks of the muddy Mekong, Laos, after a fantastic two-day slowboat trip from Huay Xai on the Thai border. After a fun weekend in Chiang Mai, myself and new Dutch travelling buddy Sophia made our way to the northern hippy retreat of Pai, close to the border with Myanmar. On the way we met a guy called Nick, who live ... read more
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Well after a year of procrastination I am finally about to depart England's slightly beige shores and go somewhere that is a bit more exciting. Somewhere without All Bar One, Channel Five, the Daily Mail and Homebase. Somewhere where Jeremy Kyle is not. Sadly though, I fear that even the most remote of Jupiter's 63 moons (fact - check wikipedia) will not be quite distant enough to evade tidings of the latest evictee from the Big Brother house. Still - it should be a bit warmer and the wildly pointless tabloid football transfer speculation won't be quite as relentless and dispiriting.
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