View from our guesthouse on the river

February 12th 2008
Crossing the Mekong River from Huay Xai into Chiang Khong was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It was not because I had to swim across the river or anything like that, just the fact that Laos was such a memorable experience and I didn’t want it to end so soon. The entire 2 minute journey across was spent looking back over my shoulder. Should I turn back? However the familiarity once I ha ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Lonard

Hi there. Well, this is my travel blog that I have been trying to keep up for the last 3 years. Although a few gaps have started to appear I will do my best to update it as much as possible. Travelling I will be the first one to admit that I have been dealt some nice cards in my life so far. Born into a middle class Australian family, graduated from university with a job that pays well, freedom of movement and has subsequently given me time to explore. My first trip to South East Asia when I was 24 seemed to revolve around the amount of havoc that I could inflict on my own body in the pro... full info

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