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The Third Leg

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October 3rd 2009
After putting the final full stop on the last blog entry it was full steam ahead to Northern Thailand and a town called Pai (pronounced pie). Only a few hours on a mini-bus from Chiang Mai on a particularly winding road through the mountains. As it was roasting hot when we arrived we decide to go in search of a swimming pool nearby. This turned out to be a quite a mooch, we walked about 5 miles in ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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