The big white temple, Wat Rong Koom

It's a miracle!

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January 31st 2013
It's been an eventful few days! We went to Pai in Northern Thailand on the 20th of January. It was an absolute delight! The drive up there was incredible, something like 762 bends! Not ideal if you get travel sickness. The views were mountains, forrests, greenery for as far as the eye could see! Pai was quite a small place but compact with loads of cute cafes and bars. We checked into a little ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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