Kayaking near Vang Vieng

Caving and kayaking

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January 29th 2010
We had a relatively relaxed start to the day since the tour operator had arranged to pick us up from our hostel and there was a small café serving a reasonable breakfast directly across the road, thus saving us a bit of time. We got on a sawng-thaew with about 15 other people and drove out of town to one of the nearby cliffs. A small river flowed out from a cave mouth under the cliff face. We ... 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