Plain of Jars 2

Phonsavan and Luang Prabang - The Secret War & Elephants

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March 22nd 2008
To get to Phonsavan we wound through the mountains once again, passing through lots of bamboo villages where, apart from the odd TV aerial, it is easy to imagine that life has barely changed over the last 100 years. Everyone in these areas must work to survive and we passed young girls who would still be in primary school in the UK, carrying large baskets of wood on their backs as they walked t ... 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