Boat race

The big boat race

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August 22nd 2006
Tomorrow is the big annual boat race in Luang Prabang so I will stay here at least through to Thursday. Leave for Vientiane on Friday (10 hours of bus again...) and then back to Bangkok on Monday. Demain c'est le course de bateaux a Luang Prabang et aujourd'hui ils s'entrainent... ... 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