Mekong River

August 20th 2008
Today we decided to do our own walking tour of the city as its not very big. The walk included all of the important sights and the bigger temples of the city. We hadnt been out long when it started to rain, very hard. We sheltered for a few minutes thinking it was going to pass but it soon became pretty clear it wasnt. Dom had his coat so he put that on but i didnt have anything. We deci ... 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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Dom and Rachael

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Finishing university, settling down, getting a job and a mortgage, it all seems a little too fast for my liking! So in an effort to delay the inevitable the decision was made to simply disappear for a few months...to go and see the world! The plan is to begin in the famous travellers haven, Thailand. We then head North and into Laos, travel down through Vietnam, across Cambodia before venturing South through Malaysia and home from Singapore. The schedule is tight at 52 days and no doubt we will have to bypass some of the sights, but you can't do everything! We fly out on the 11th August... full info

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