When we arrived at Omphia Village..(after a disterous bike ride-2h in which we fell over into the mud several times and I had to walk as my driver could not control the bike on those steep mountain trails, rice paddy paths and mud slides)

THE ONE AND ONLY...work-trip!

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September 18th 2006
A long long time ago... I went with Nami and Phanlany on a field trip to Khua District, Phongsali Province. (Udomxai was the closest out of the available location list...and we flew there...accepted?) It was the first time for me leaving my secure and compfortable VTE. We took the plane to U, where we got picked up. A 3 hours drive followed. Windy roads (which undoubtfully did not pass the c ... read more

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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