Outsdie the forbidden City

Laos, BKK, Beijing and Seoul

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March 3rd 2007
Back in BKK after a month out in Laos. What a differance! Laos is so laid back and beautiful! There may be a curfew in the country, but it's still a great time. We did a bit of a round about route and went from Lauang Prabang to Vang Viene and then back up to Phosaven and then back down to Vietiene then on to the 4000 islands (also called Si Phan Don ). Laos is one of the places that i am glad ... read more

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more