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March 19th 2010
We got a minibus from Nong Khaiw south to Louang Phabang, a lovely small city filled with temples and French architecture, protected by UNESCO. The weather was hot but the sky was grey and visibility poor. This was ''slash and burn'' season for local farmers so there was a lot of smoke and ash in the air. We found a lovely family run guest house in the pretty Ban Wat That district (the old silvers ... 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

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Hiya, we are Dee and Holly from Northampton, England. We left home on 1st October 2009 to see the world and were away for 447 days in total. Our journey started in India, Nepal and Hong Kong then SE Asia then Australia and New Zealand and South America . We were home for Christmas 2010. We were looking forward to finding paradise and the perfect mojito, dabbling in adventure and making new friends along the way. Holly was a little worried about going without hair straighteners and having to 'pack light'. Dee... full info

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