Shallow bit, Nam Ou

Being the dry season, the river is a bit low, so there was a short stretch when our boat handlers had to leap out and pull the boat upstream, scraping over the pebbly bottom. Sadly, you can't see the standard issue royal blue undies. A real trip highlight...

It really is the little things in life

January 6th 2007
Much time has passed and joyously little has happened in the last few days. One last night in Luang Prabang meant a Lao style BBQ, which is a little like a meat and vegetable fondue arrangement over hotcoals with my trusty australian posse. The BBQ is a metal dish with raised centre, which is surrounded by a trough, all of which perches (precariously at times) over the top of a bucket of hot ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Nong Khiaw

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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