Young Monk

Luang Prabang

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September 25th 2010
Luang Prabang - From Craziness to culture Meeting Steve, Simone and Julia at the bus station (All in various states after days of late night mischief) we boarded the VIP bus to Luang Prabang. The 6 hour journey was by far the most beautiful and scenic in Laos so far. The jungle clad limestone mountains, rice fields, winding roads and deep gorges never seemed to end. We arrived in Lua ... 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