Kong Lo Cave

Kong Lo Cave

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March 25th 2011
After the island of Koh Tao, we had to head back up north to get to Laos. The journey ended up becoming an epic voyage as we made our way to the South Laos border on the east side of Thailand. We spent 33 hours on a epic journey to Laos. We spent the next day in Savannakhet cycling around and enjoying lunch along the river. We also stopped to chat with a Monk who was teaching younger monks at a te ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet

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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