A view from a bridge

Nong Kiaw

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July 18th 2006
Nong Kiaw is only 3 hours North of Luang Prabang by road, however we decided to take the advice of the ever-unreliable Lonely Planet and take the most scenic trip in the whole of Laos which takes 7 hours against the current and costs 4 times as much as the bus. I'm sure that the scenery would be very nice (endless hills and mountains on either side, and the occasional tiny village complete with ... 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