12. ZiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiPPP! - Laos

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December 6th 2013
Each step tore at his calf muscles and he swore he could feel bones grinding in his knees. Two hours of downhill trekking in beautiful dry season Laos jungle near Paksong would sweat-drench most, and Gus was no different. The trek began smoothly, nice and gently, but as the downhill became dirtier, the dirt became slipperier, and the track became thinner, Gus and most of his six international a ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Paksong

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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