Trish representing at Tham Kong Lo

Running along the Mekong: Southern Laos into Cambodia

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May 11th 2008
Vientiane, the capital of Laos, did not disappoint. My Indian dinner with Michael (former Peace Corps Volunteer) was great. And I met some awesome folks at my guesthouse: Lili, Patricia and Kieran. Somehow it came out that Kieran's birthday was coming up, and having spent some birthdays far from home, my heart went out to him. So we rented bicycles to go to the temple and have an herbal sauna and ... read more

Asia » Laos » South

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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