Traditional batik weaving/painting

Untouchable

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April 25th 2007
While the rest of Northern Laos has disappeared into the quicksands of time, Luang Prabang has rooted itself in the Golden Era of French colonialism. Sidewalk cafes serve you baguettes and cafe au lait for breakfast (which lasts well into the midday). Always in pairs, monks in radiant saffron robes stroll by beneath stoic black umbrellas. A shopkeeper sweeps her part of the sidewalk as her help h ... 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