My favorite picture....Stillness of time at the Mekong River

Luang Prabang - Laos

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August 25th 2008
Luang Prabang, Laos - Unesco Protected World Heritage city What a beautiful place!!! ....Luang Prabang is 11 hours by bus from Vientiane, the capital of Laos. I took the bus from Vang Vieng where i was staying at the Organic Farm so it only took about 6 hours. It is very difficult to try to catch the local buses because they expect you to take the expensive VIP or Express buses inste ... 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