A Room with a View

My Gibbon Experience

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March 28th 2007
Hands down, this was one of the most interesting and exciting three days I have ever had. The Gibbon Experience is a conservation project in the Bokeo province in northern Laos. A French man had the ingenious idea of presenting his vision to the local people of the area as a lucrative business (not a charity) that benefits animal, plant and human alike. They have built five tree houses and an ext ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Bokèo Nature Reserve

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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