Luang Prabang

A Good De-Laosing

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February 6th 2009
I wrote a Blog entry last weekend, but my computer seemed to think it was rubbish and deleted it. Here then are the 'highlights' along with a picture story. After Vang Vieng I headed north to Luang Prabang. - The bus journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang through the mountains was slow but quite fun. I've always enjoyed being thrown around in the bus as it goes around the hair pins, but I'm ... 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