Luang Prabang

Lazy lazy Laos

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August 15th 2006
As Lonely Planet describes Laos, "once you reach it, travellers let out a communal sigh "ahh" " And I have to say, it's pretty damn true. DAY ONE After our trying boat journey that I attempted to put down as some kind of test in patience, we walked the beautiful, though some times run down, streets of Luang Prabang. This was our first experience of a Colonial Asia, where the Fren ... 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