Anyone know what this is at our feet?

Caves and kayaks and tubes, oh my!

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August 22nd 2006
The bus ride from Vientiane to Vang Vieng was fairly uneventful, although there was some strange wired contraption at our feet that got suspiciously warm during the ride. It is really amazing that it took us 4 hours to travel the 160 km distance. The Laos countryside is just as beautiful as the Vietnamese. Bright green, hilly, wonderful twisty roads, small towns full of people waving to us as we d ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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