Bolaven Plateau

Mr. Tim I presume!

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July 12th 2011
"Mr. Tim Harford-Cross I presume?" "Yes, that is me, who is asking?" "Ah, my name is Ralf and I have been looking far and wide for you. For a while I thought I had caught up with you in the immeasurable vastness of Central Asia, but somehow you eluded me. I followed your track up the snowy heights of the Pamirs and through the empty desserts of the Taklamakan. I there disco ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Pakse

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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