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Luang Prabang

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January 29th 2011
19/01/2010 - 21/01/2010 From Nong Khiaw we all took the boat to Luang Prabang. It was a slow ride, a good 7-8 hours, but good fun. A bit lucky sometimes, hitting some rocks, engine not working properly, but still made it! Luang Prabang was actually the first real city in Laos.. also a lot of tourists. Finding a (cheap, vacant) guesthouse would not be easy. The men would take up this task and we ... 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