Yeh, a random cow...

I Heart Hin Boun

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September 8th 2007
Pretty much the first thing I did upon arriving in Hin Boun was take a ride on a boat made out of a B52 fuel casing. How is that for ingenius? The whole group of us were spread out over two of these boats, and zoomed along the river (don't ask me which one, I have no idea), stopping to watch the sunset. As we were pulling back into the village we were greeted by a scene of about 15 kids climbing u ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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