the boat posse

Final Week of Laoatian Paradise

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February 3rd 2007
So... the last week has been pretty busy by travelling standards... we spent 3 nights in Luang Prabang, which is such a beautiful city - it's world heritage listed and has all these amazing French buildings going on - oh and an amazing night market. Which we managed to go to on every night - and buy something, every night! So, we also managed to send our first package home, as yep, inevitably w ... 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