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Elephant, Tigers and Bears, oh my... Luang Prabang, Laos

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August 25th 2007
August 25 - 31 Luang Prabang Tam, Felix, Jen and I took a minibus through the mountains from Vang Vieng up to Luang Prabang. The scenery was breathtaking, winding up over the high mountain peaks in northern Laos. We arrived in the late afternoon and found a place to stay. At our guesthouse, we randomly ran into some Australian friends of Felix’s who we had met earlier in Vang Vieng. It was ... 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