sala pha bang
new home for the revered Pha Bang, the large golden buddha statue that's Luang PraBangs namesake and believed to provide spiritual protection
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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]
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] Blog: Gateway to IndoChina
Date: August 5th 2006
it was a drizzly, gray morning as the bus from chiang mai dropped us off in the little riverside town of chiang khong, at the northwestern border of thailand. after a five minute tuk-tuk ride from the bus station, i found myself at the port office, waiting with a handful of other travelers for our visa's to be processed so that we could be paddled across the infamous mekong river and into the nei ... read more
Date: August 5th 2006
it was a drizzly, gray morning as the bus from chiang mai dropped us off in the little riverside town of chiang khong, at the northwestern border of thailand. after a five minute tuk-tuk ride from the bus station, i found myself at the port office, waiting with a handful of other travelers for our visa's to be processed so that we could be paddled across the infamous mekong river and into the nei ... read more


