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October 9th 2007
After Chiangmai I headed to Laos with a Swedish couple I met on the trek. The journey was probably the worst yet since travelling! Left CM at 10pm, arrived at the border at 6am, waited another 2 hours at the border then a 3 hour journey in the back of a pickup truck followed by 6 hours down the Mekong river....it sucked so bad! We actually missed the 'Slow boat' at the Mekong and had to catch it u ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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

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Jonny ODonnell

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I'm 26 and currently working in Leeds as a systems analyst. Having spent 2 years working I'm ready for a break from it all and decided to see some of the world! I'm leaving for Las Vegas on 5th April and returning on the 13th Dec, providing Vegas doesn't destroy me! As for a route I'm doing the following: UK>Las Vegas-San Francisco-LA>COOK ISLANDS>FIJI>N.ZEALAND>AUSTRALIA>SINGAPORE-Malaysia-thailand-Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos>Shanghai>UK I'll be making posts and updating pictures along the way so feel free to check them out and post comments! No abuse please :o)... full info

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