Pool at Top of the Waterfall # 2

Day 41 - Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng To Vietiane

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July 3rd 2006
So after finally making it to Laung Prabang me and a Canadian couple who I went on the Gibbons experience with, found a cool guest hour just off the made drag. Laung probang is a small town with a really french kind of feel to it. Apparently it has grown really quickly with the increased tourism but it has done so in a controlled manner which allowed it to keep much of it's character. I am o ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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