Kayaking to Vientiene

Why catch a bus when you can Kayak?

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August 19th 2006
Why catch a bus when you can kayak? Why indeed? At least that was our way of thinking that lead us to decide to take the water route rather than the road. We started the day bright and early, jumping into a bart bus we head off for an hour till we reach the small village of Ban Lok. It is here we disembark and are given the safety talk which was all well and good till he mentions - "If you c ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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