The Blue Lagoon

Mountain Life in Laos and a Visit to Vangvieng. Blog #7

February 16th 2016
Welcome back to our blog as we continue travelling north in Laos! We had the most beautiful and interesting drive through the mountains in northern Laos. The forests and limestone mountains are magestic and quite unique. We were about 4300 ft. high as we passed through the area that has been home to the Hamon Tribal Group for centuries. It is amazing that they can survive here but they have suc ... 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

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Mallory and Warren

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Since retiring in 2004 Warren and I have been travelling over the winter months. Our goal is to visit and exprience as many places and cultures in the world as we can. So far we have been to many spots in Mexico, Hawaii, Jamaica, Belize, Venezuela, Cuba, St. Marten, St. Thomas, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Roatan (Honduras) and Costa Rica. In 2014 we travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, Koh Lanta (Thailand), Bali, Lombok and the Gili Islands. In 2015 we went to Cuba and back to Isla Mujeres, Mexioc and then on to Tobago. In 2016 we ventured to Cambodia, Laos and back to Thailand and Bali. You ... full info

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