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August 30th 2009
To get to Vang Vieng we had an adventurous day of travel! 1) Another three hour crowded Sangthaew back to Luang Prabang 2) A tuk tuk to Luang Prabang town centre 3) A mini van to the mini van station (I know!?) 4) A mini van to Vang Vieng.....that OVERHEATED! It was supposed to be a five hour bus journey, but three hours in and we were stranded on the roadside. So..... 5) The minivan dri ... 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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JHG

JHG

I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info

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