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Dave's lifelong hobby.

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Voyaging down the Mekong...slowly!

August 22nd 2008
Right now I am sitting on the second story porch of my hostel (SpicyLaos Backpackers) in Luang Prabang. It is my first morning here. Last night Dave and I, along with our new friend Phil, pulled our huge backpacks and supplementary bags off the “slow boat.” We had traveled down the Mekong, starting on the morning of August 18th , slept one night at a tiny village called Pakbeng, and travele ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Pakbeng

Lao or Laotian Flag 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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