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Quagmires and Dodgy Plumbing

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July 19th 2006
Trekking seemed like an appealing idea, but I guess I'm becoming reclusive so I didnt go. I just really didnt like the look of the other people going. Its an opportunity that I may live to regret, but I doubt it. I hate being guided on treks. For me walking is about independance, and unless they have a lot of interesting things to say the guides just annoy me. In a strange way I just like mov ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Muang Xai

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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