Truck to Wat Phu

Festival at Wat Phu

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January 28th 2007
Sorry no entries for awhile. Internet was "down" in Thakhek. We had an amazing trip to & thru the Konglor cave in central Lao & wonderfull homestay at the traditional village there. Cave is 7.5 kilometers long, over 100 meters wide & high in some places. Landscape is aewesome. Now we are in south of Lao after a bus trip yesterday that included a race with another bus (no kidding) on a 2 lane ... 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