Swinging out

Climbing

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April 24th 2008
This morning I grabbed breakfast at the "Mulberry Organic Cafe". The breakfast menu clearly catered to westerners, but the reason I went was to try their mulberry shake and mulberry pancakes. Mulberry items are quite popular in this region of the world (or at least for the tourists) because the bushes are grown to feed the silkworms. Both the shake and the pancake were excellent. I then met ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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