Flooding

Day 3: This area has been flooded due to the construction of a nearby hydro-electric dam. We passed by miles and miles of flooded forests like this. In the future the route taken by 'The Loop' may not be possible anymore as roads are diverted as water levels increase.

The Long Way Laos

November 30th 2008
We arrived in Tha Kaek with fairly open minds, as we mentioned before the town itself is not picturesque. The reason for visiting is the nearby National Protected Area (NPA) called Phu Hin Bun, having read about this area it promised some great scenery and so we arrived in Tha Kaek, making our way to a lovely guesthouse with a restaurant and pleasant leafy gardens to relax in under shade from the ... read more

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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

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