Smog from Hilltribe burning the Bushes

A big problem in Thailand and Laos. The Hilltribes just burn all the bushes and tree when they need to clean the land for farming. It creates such a smog that you could not see the sky cleary. It is worse than Toronto's pollution

Gap Indochina Emcompassed trip

March 23rd 2010
Started my Gap Indochina trip on March 15th. Our joining hotel was closed to the Independent Monument and that was where the Thai Red Shirt protest centre in Bangkok. Did not have any trouble getting around town. We did do a long tailed boat ride around the Chao Pattaya canal seeing the local lived on the canal. Some beautiful houses and some shacky wooden houses dotted the canal. They have ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Pakbeng

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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