In the caves!

Luang Prubang and The Great Escape!

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February 4th 2011
I will start this blog by saying that the journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was one that we thought might be our last! The roads were absolutely mental and we spent most of the journey hanging onto the side of the cliffs!! We made it though and the scenery on the way was some of the most beautiful we have seen in Asia, very mountainous and green. Kate and Laura had left for Luang Prabang st ... 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