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Going to Tham Kong Lo

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December 24th 2008
I left Savannakhet for Tha Khaek just to go to a good jump off point for the famous Tham Kong Lo cave. So I went from one shithole to another... Tha Crap was a real piece of shit town and I stayed in the worst dump so far. I wanted cheap and I got cheap - a crappy and dirty room for 35 000 kip with a shared "bathroom" with the dreaded squat toilet and filthy floor. I prayed to unknown powers that ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Tham Lot Kong Lo

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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