Wat Xieng Thong on Fesitval Night

Celebrating The End Of The Rainy Season

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October 30th 2007
The rainy season is officially over!!! And we had a festival to prove it. Since our last entry over a week ago, we have planted ourselves firmly in the world heritage city of Luang Prabang, our new home away from home. Our first day back in Luang Prabang we spent pretty much the whole day at our favourite cafe, Joma, eating pastries, drinking coffee, reading our books and avoiding anything sli ... 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