Sad consequence of the vast amounts of logging in Laos

Lluang Nam Tha boat trip

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August 13th 2007
Finally in Laos, we spent another tedious 24 hr bus trip, travelling to the north of Laos, fairly near the Chinese boarder. All in all this meant a total of about 36 hours sitting cramped in rickety old buses. Although highly uncomfortable, we felt it best to get it all over and done with in one go. A huge compensation was the fact that Laos is absolutely breath taking! The land is so mountainous ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

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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