Nam Ou

Luang Prabang to Nong Kiew

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January 17th 2008
Thursday January, 17th 2008 Today, I'm going by boat to Nong Kiew. Though the evenings in Luang Prabang were great meeting other travelers, I'm feeling a bit down. A quiet journey by boat along the Nam Ou is what I need to reload my batteries and recover my energy. The mountainous landscape around us is amazingly beautiful and I'm spending the 8-hour journey looking at it. We are o ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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