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Background: 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 Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, a liberalization of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.




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Luang Prabang - a Love Story
23 hours ago: OldLadyVagabond published a blog
Luang Prabang - a Love Story
November 6th 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
I don't know if anyone caught it, but we never did get to take part in the festivities in Chiang Mai. It was my main reason for going there and the main reason for timing our trip when I did, but thi ... 18 photos [full story]

French Baguette
October 21st 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
One of the best things the French left behind (for backpackers anyway) was the 10,000kip baguette. 80c in other words for a full baguette. The choice of filling is simple and revolves around chicken o ... 8 photos [full story]

Luang Prabang and Kuang Si waterfall
7 days ago: Danzi published a blog
Luang Prabang and Kuang Si waterfall
October 31st 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
As planned, yesterday we spent our day swimming at the Kuang Si waterfalls, visiting Bear Rescue Centre (near by) and wandering around Luang Prabang at the eve time. Short photo report attached for yo ... 12 photos [full story]

Laid Back Laos
8 days ago: somelife published a blog
Laid Back Laos
October 29th 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
I've never been to a city as relaxed as Luang Prabang. As mentioned in the previous blog entry, it was immediately clear that the contrast with Vietnam was going to be felt immediately. I'm now in T ... 18 photos [full story]

An Introduction To Laos
8 days ago: Wanderly Wagon published a blog
An Introduction To Laos
October 19th 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
We booked our ticket from Pai to Chiang Khong where we would cross the border into Laos. We could have got a ticket the whole way to Luang Prabang (Laos) but decided to DIY it from the Thai border. Th ... 22 photos [full story]

Laos Now, Brown Cow?
10 days ago: Chris and Char published a blog
Laos Now, Brown Cow?
October 28th 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
So before I get to what Luang Prabang has been like, let me take a minute to get everyone caught up to things thus far... We spent our last couple of days in Vietnam by taking a two day, overnigh ... 10 photos [full story]

June 20th 2008  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
All of a sudden, as happens with all lao weddings, it was time for my lao family’s wedding and baby party. Lao people don’t send out wedding invites months before as we do in America. Oh n ... [full story]

June 5th 2008  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
My arrival back in Luang Prabang was joyous. I had previously become very close with the family that ran my guesthouse. They consisted of a husband, wife, three brothers and a cousin. The beautiful an ... [full story]

Spiritual Luang Prabang
13 days ago: california nut published a blog
Spiritual Luang Prabang
October 25th 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is a very spiritual town. If you like peace, buddist temples and quant little shops near the Mekong River this is a great town for you. The bars are great too, you can find 2 for 1 dri ... 10 photos [full story]

Lounging in Luang Prabang
16 days ago: jenlaoshi published a blog
Lounging in Luang Prabang
October 22nd 2009  Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
This year, 2009, marks the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. This holiday is known as National Day and it is celebrated on October 1 each year. In addition to t ... 16 photos [full story]


Luang Prabang Blog Entries

A Little Party off to the Side, in Front of the Guethouse
Pigs Head
Fish on a stick
Veggie Stall
The Royal Palace Museum
Pretty flower
Pretty flower
Pretty flower
Statue near the Mekong
Pretty flower
A hawk
Dead birds for sale
Monitor Lizard
Goanna meat
Cock making a noise in the morning
Fruit and veg

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