On the bikes

Far south...

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January 28th 2007
It's amazing how much thinking you can do while puttering along on a motorbike. I'd composed line upon line of enthralling, witty, prose about our travels - all in my head. But when I come to put finger to keyboard (how romantic does that sound?) it all floats away.... Never mind. We're in Pakse. The past few days have again been spent on motocycles touring around. We managed to g ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe

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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