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Elephant Trekking

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August 27th 2006
Today we headed into the jungle for some Elephant Trekking. We were collected from our hostel at 8:30 and driven for about an hour in a sawngthaew along a road where a 4x4 would have been more practical, We even had to get out and walk up the hills!! We just didn't look at the drop by the side of the 'road'. We were in the truck with 3 Canadians who had been on the slow boat with us and a Scotti ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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