Dinner on my verandah at Thongbay Guesthouse

Loving life in Laos

---

August 14th 2012
Life in Luang Prabang is dreamlike I've been in Luang Prabang, Laos, for 5 days now. It's incredible this place. I now understand why everyone who has been here before me has fallen in love with the town. Life here is calm. Life here is peaceful. Life here is simple. Life here is happy. And somehow this is for both locals and tourists alike. It's almost as though the UNESCO ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

---

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