Short Rest

Tropical Mountain High

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April 1st 2007
In Vientiane our cycling companions Brice and Elise decided to take a turn to the south. Their plan was to head to Bangkok to get some visas worked out for the ride back to France and to meet some family that was coming to visit. We ate at Nazim Indian restaurant one last time together and they were off to the “Friendship” bridge to cross into Thailand. We left Vientiane the same day but he ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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