landing in Luang Prabang

Taking a trip back in time

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June 14th 2007
After leaving Pai, Donna and I rested at Julie's Guesthouse in Chiang Mai before our flight to Luang Prabang, Laos. If anyone heads to Chiang Mai, Julie's Guesthouse is THE place to stay in Chiang Mai....we wished we had stayed there. Anyway, we jumped on a plane and one hour later it was like taking a step back in time (minus, of course, the internet cafe in which I'm typing this blog right now) ... 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