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Taking a break after a long climb to get to the top of the waterfall in Luang Prabang
Gun-Toting in Laos

June 15th 2005
I think it was the AK-47 bulging out of the guy's shirt that tipped us off. Things aren't quite what they seem. We were headed to Vang Vieng in Laos. Riding on a minibus careening up and down the jungle covered mountains along roads that are barely wide enough for a bus to negotiate the sharp curves let alone pass on a blind corner. All of which we were doing while sitting beside this fellow who s ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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