The wandering elephants

Imagination running wild…

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December 14th 2010
Imagine this scene: A child running into class late, out of breath, backpack askew, face and body drenched in mud. “Sorry, teach'! But an elephant was crossing in front of me and he just stopped in the middle of the street and pooed right in front of my bicycle! It was all I could do to swerve to avoid it, and I hit a massive pothole that splashed water all over all over my friend and I, who wer ... 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