Getting a Laos visa

Conversations in Laos ....Vientiane to Luang Prabang

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February 17th 2011
It has been nearly a week since I took the twelve hour VIP bus ride from Chiang Mai to Udon Thani in Thailand. (about $20 USD) It is supposed to be a sleeper bus, and it is comfortable, but it is always difficult to sleep on the bus. A few days ago I took a twelve hour bus ride from Vientiane to Luang Prabang and tonight will get on another twelve hour bus to the Thai border in Chiang Khong. ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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