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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]
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] Blog: Luang Phabang and s l o w boat
Date: June 27th 2009
After our misadventures in Vang Vieng I took 2 days off and did absolutely nothing in Luang Phabang. We ended up staying for 7 days in total; it's a really nice place and is everything that Vang Vieng isn't. Tourism has nicely integrated in to the Luang Phabang culture. Everynight there is a night market on the main street in town. Everything is sold there, mainly clothes and hand crafts. Th ... read more
Date: June 27th 2009
After our misadventures in Vang Vieng I took 2 days off and did absolutely nothing in Luang Phabang. We ended up staying for 7 days in total; it's a really nice place and is everything that Vang Vieng isn't. Tourism has nicely integrated in to the Luang Phabang culture. Everynight there is a night market on the main street in town. Everything is sold there, mainly clothes and hand crafts. Th ... read more
