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Laos: Mountains and Dust

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December 8th 2009
Laos: Mountains and Dust Its been a while since the last post, so here are a few updates. I spent two days in Luang Prabang. I did not particularly like the town. It is too touristy, and not in a good way. Local life (as in shopping, dining, entertaining...) is practically non existent, or if it exist it is somewhere outside the tourist area, that is by accident or on purpose is separated from ... 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