Water vendors

Laos

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March 29th 2007
On a boat to Laos The journey from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang turned out to be a three-day affair. After the quiet days of Chiang Mai, hanging out with Sam and Nick, lounging by their pool and enjoying their five-star accommodation facilities, it was a shock to be herded onto a rickety old boat with a hundred other startled travellers; not to mention the pig-in-a-bag (see the photo). ... 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