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L is for Laos, L is for Leech

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June 17th 2007
Han- We have now been in Luang Prabang, a small and picturesque city, for about 4 0r 5 days. It's our favourite place so far. At night side streets are transformed into beautiful night markets selling silk scarves in a thousand colours & textures and lots of bright lanterns give the whole street a warm, rich glow. The journey here did not give me a warm rich glow. We were on a bus for 7 hours ... 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