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Travel Nirvana: A Case Study

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January 24th 2007
We set sail from Luang Prabang with Nong Khiaw as a destination. Technically speaking we boarded the craft, as we did walk a plank from shore to boat. Stuffed, jammed, rammed, tamped, crammed; these are more accurate descriptions of what occurred. The canopy was low, the aisle narrow, and getting from our seats involved a flat-footed, butt-to-heel, knee-to-shoulder, elbow-to-elbow, duck-waddling s ... 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