Chiang Saen

December 30th 2006
Yep, that's me! I discovered when I went to Myanmar to extend my visa that the 90 day visa my travel agent assured me I had was actually only a 60 day visa. So I've been in Thailand for the last 24 days without a visa. This meant that I was landed with a 12,000Baht fine - 500 per day - that I had to pay on the spot before they would give me my passport back. Very annoyed as I specifically checked ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Muang Xai

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

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Sam Clarke

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After years of dreaming about it, and months of talking about it, I finally made the decision to travel. In 2006 I gave up my job and set off on an adventure to South East Asia.........and I'm still here! Last year I traveled to Sri Lanka, India and Thailand and had an amazing time, completely falling in love with the places, the people and the lifestyle - not to mention the weather. This year I returned intending to get a job, probably teaching in Bangkok I thought. When I returned I decided to revisit friends that I had made at my last port of call in 2006 where I had volunteered at an eleph... full info

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