The view from my breakfast table

Luang Prabang

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January 9th 2010
Off to Luang Prabang! Might be repeating myself a bit from the last post, but what the heck :-) I also decided to write the price of everything, as it might be nice to know for other travellers doing the same route. Got on the bus from Luang Nam Tha in the morning, tuk tuk from town at 7.30 for 10000 kip, got a bus ticket for the bus leaving at 9.00 at the station for 80000, no problem, ... 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