Water falls

May 21st 2010
"The Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch it grow, and the Loas listen to it grow." French colonialists. For me, this is the beauty of Laos. Stepping off the boat in Don Det, one of the "4000 islands" in the Mekong river, I was struck: no locals pushing and shouting for me to come to their bungalow. It was as if I had to walk around and decide for myself!!! It was great. I strolled ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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David Cumming

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Welcome friends and family to the start of my adventures in the world... I'm hoping this travel blog will serve as a good reminder for me in years to come of my adventures. In the interim I hope it keeps my friends and family abreast of what I am doing - in the hopes that you may come and join me for a bit. I'm still planning on no plan, however my interests include: climbing Kilimanjaro, hiking with gorillas in Uganda, Kota Kinabalu, central America... marathons, catching up with friends, okavango delta... soooo much really.... full info

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