The cabin

The "medium" slow boat into Laos

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February 24th 2007
What an excellent trip. Awoke at the crack of dawn and packed up, the rickshaw driver arranged the day before showed up on time and we were down to the border station in minutes. Mornings are chilly, but the days stinking hot. There's a bizarre temperature difference just walking from the s ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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