Village at Pak Ou Cave

Luang Prabang Pak Ou Cave

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May 27th 2011
Tuk-tuk ride twenty-three kilometers over highway and eleven kilometers of rough winding road through the jungle, then a short walk through a tiny village, climbed down a muddy hill, onto a long boat that we had to help bail the water out of as we crossed the river, up two hundred steep steps to a group of elderly gentlemen laughing at my red face and sweat-drenched shirt to see Pak Ou Cave! A hug ... 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