Hostel Ducklings

Hammocking - Welcome to Laos

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April 12th 2009
Happy Easter and Happy Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow in Thailand and here in 2 days. I didn't get to leave Banlung on the intended day due to the tour shop failing at securing me a ticket so I had one last day to pass the time with - this led to me cycling 15km through the villages and down the dusty red dirt roads to another waterfall. On arrival the skies turned unbelievably rapidly into ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Don Det

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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