Chilling out at the Lotus GuestHouse

Chiang Rai (Thailand) - Vang Viang (Laos)

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December 21st 2008
'Now we feel like we are travelling! Dirty, bruised, tired and still a little soggy; the year ahead seems to be opening up ahead of us like a huge leather bound book.' Chiang Rai We arrive in Chiang Rai by bus (The northern Thai rail network ends in Chiang Mai.) For the three hour journey we were squashed in the back row of seats with two Monks and a middle aged Thai ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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