On the road past Ban Phon Sai

Ecotourism Adventure # MCLVII: Spelunking and Cycling with Schannelhannelestenhauser & the Snorkmaiden

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December 9th 2008
We decided to come up for air for a bit from our torrid love affair with the river and venture further out into the countryside. We rented mountain bikes and bumped our way over gravelly, potholed roads through beautiful karst scenery. We went to Tham Phu Kham, a cave hollowed out of the limestone karst 1,000s of years ago, and met some travelers and cave-philes from Austin, Texas who gave us some ... 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