Falling spirits

3 Days on Four Thousand Islands

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January 8th 2010
Laos' internet cafes can't keep up with our travels, so once again we are in catch up mode.... Determined to do at least one adult activity off the main tourist trail, we decided to aim for the town of Ban Khoun Kham so we could visit the amazing Kong Lo cave. The 7 hour local bus trip held little appeal, so we splashed out and hired our own private mini van for the trip which had been paired ... 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