White-water rafting!

Slow boat down the Mekong

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December 14th 2008
After Cambodia, we headed back to Bangkok for a day and a half, where everyone was celebrating the King's 81st birthday. There has been a lot of turmoil in Thai politics lately, but there is one thing everyone agrees on: The King is God (or close to it). The King of Thailand is the world's longest-serving head of state (62 years), as well as the longest-ruling monarch in the history of Thailand. H ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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