Giving alms to monks in Luang Prabang

Laos October 13th - October 22nd

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November 1st 2010
After a 5 minute boat trip across the Mekong River, we arrived in our second country, Laos. Passed through immigration and caught a public bus for a 5 hour trip to Luang Nam Tha. Lao roads aren’t the best, it was a pretty bumpy and dusty ride!! Arrived in Luang Nam Tha and found a great hostel called Zuela. We decided to book on a kayaking trip whilst here which involved 25km of kayaking and ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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