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March 10th 2007
After the disappointment of the Plain of Jars, there was a temporary divergence of the Anglo-American alliance, with LA Woman heading to Louang Phabang (which she hadn't yet seen) and me going to Vientiane. We arranged to meet up in Pakxe a few days hence. The bus journey to Vientiane confirmed that Laos people will chunder at the drop of a hat. I watched bemused as pretty much every other pass ... 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

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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