Crossing the Ho Chi Minh Trail
January 26th 2010 A slightly delayed departure from the hotel this morning ... we forgot to empty our safety deposit box!! Before taking the road to the hills, we made a couple of final stops in Vientiane: Nicky and James will be delighted to know that we visited the Laotian equivalent of the Arc de Triomphe (!!), before visiting a golden temple.
The next phase of our journey was the Laos equivalent of drivin
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