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Day 6 Pak Ben to Luang Prabang

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February 23rd 2014
We woke up quite early to get to the long boat early for a good seat (the back is pretty noisy and bumpy). On the way down we stopped off at the street shops to get food for the journey. They all sell baguettes and croissants, I read in the lonely planet there is quite a big French influence on the food in Laos so there will be bakeries and a lot of street stalls selling baguettes. We left Pak ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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