Stunning krast mountains 2

Luang Prabang - Vientiane

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May 19th 2007
Up at 7:00 and got picked up by my pre arranged Tuk Tuk at 7:30. Was driven to the bus station and I picked up my ticket. At 8:30 we departed and I said good bye to beautiful Luang Prabang. The first 3 to 4 hours of the bus journey were fun as the roads went through mountain range and hence it twisted and turned all over the place. The views were amazing though and it was a bit of a challen ... 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