Laos (2)

Luang Prabang by Aishling

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April 2nd 2008
So we crossed the border into Laos, got our visas & got a tuk tuk to the slow boat, this is to take us down to Luang Prabang, 2 days of 8 hours each day and an overnight stay in a village on the way down. And it was some experience! we got onto the boat and grabbed ourselves a seat each, the seats were like church pews with room for two people.....two people with really skinny backsides!! So we sp ... 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