The village we stopped at

Arriving in Luang Prabang

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January 21st 2009
Woke up at 4 again to bloody cockerals! Had my breakfast of omelette sandwich and ridicously strong, tar-like 'brack coffee'. We left Pakbeng at 8am so we could visit a few places along the way before we arrived in Luang Prabang. It was freezing on the boat but thankfully the sun came out at 10 and it was the normal tshirt and shorts affair. (We later found out that Laos is all like that, possi ... 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