cows in the street in Tha Teng

typhoon time...

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October 1st 2006
For my last few days in Laos, going off cycling on my own through some semi-remote villages seemed like a nice idea, as I had been sticking so much to the tourist trail and also spending way too much time eating and lazing about! It seemed surprisingly straightforward to organise, I found an ok mountain bike to hire for $2 a day, I left my rucksack at a hotel and just strapped my day pack to my bi ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Bolaven Plateau

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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