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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: Luang Prabang: charming town on the Mekong
Date: January 15th 2011
The trip into Laos was an interesting one. There are several ways of getting over to Luang Prabang from Thailand: by plane (pricier), by slow boat (2.5 days by bus and boat along the Mekong river, sounds nice but a very long time to be sitting on a chair on a boat) or an overnight 'VIP bus' that takes about 24 hours. We decided to go for option 3 and get it over with. First part of the trip was re ... read more
Date: January 15th 2011
The trip into Laos was an interesting one. There are several ways of getting over to Luang Prabang from Thailand: by plane (pricier), by slow boat (2.5 days by bus and boat along the Mekong river, sounds nice but a very long time to be sitting on a chair on a boat) or an overnight 'VIP bus' that takes about 24 hours. We decided to go for option 3 and get it over with. First part of the trip was re ... read more
