This photo sums up Luang Prabang perfectly

Bought a pig and didn't get a sausage...

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January 18th 2007
so laos,brilliant place,friendly people and very eventful. The fun started when i got off the bus after 23 hours from hanoi in vietnam with my big bag and proceded to fall badly on my ankle and twist it and then rip my pants.slightly exposing myself.not the best start to a new country. The supposed nightmare bus journey was fine as not many people so had room to stretch out,some lads had hammo ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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