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.
May 16th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang Nou, om te beginnen willen we een klaagzang doen over het weer in nederland....dat is dus echt geen porem. Zitten we hier in de smog....We hebben overigens nog geen regen gehad in Laos. Maar nu eerst. ... [full story]
April 30th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang "Definately take the slow boat in to Laos, it is so much fun." These were the words I remember my friend Patrick from Finland telling me when I was with him in Krabi Thailand. He said that the slow bo ... 18 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang Day18- Luang Prabang
Refreshed after our early night we headed out in search of a Lonely Planet of Laos feeling out South east Asia one wasn't cutting it and then headed off on the Walking Tour. Fir ... 9 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang Yes, here is an update - written in real time, not written in long-term retrospect, as I intend to do when we return from our travels.
We are currently in Luang Prabang in Laos, a tranquil respite ... [full story]
April 24th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang We left Vietnam for Laos our driver was a total nutter even by Asian standards he nearly hit cattle and cyclist he would say it's good driver but i would say more luck than judgement. To cross the bor ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang I liked Laos very much, although there is no coast. That is why I moved down to south Thailand, by bus and train: two nights and two days of traveling, quiet exhausting, but when I arrived in Au Nang ... 25 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang On the bus ride to Luang Prabang I met a bunch of people who were getting off the bus in a town about half way there, spending a few nights and then taking a boat down to Luang Prabang. It sounded a ... 22 photos[full story]
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang SABADEE PII MAI LAO ( Happy New Year Laos)
Not only we come here to pick up our Malaria tablets that my ( Romi's) friend Lucy was bringing to us, but we come to celebrate.... Laos New Year .... a ... 25 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang Hi Everyone,
Hope everything is going great back at home?
Sorry we havn't blogged for a while (apart from the mini Burma blog).
We left the last blog in Thailand so will carry on from there...
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Map of Laos
Laos' Flag
