Amazing Temple - Luang Prabang, Laos

Elephant Safari In Laos

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November 19th 2007
So after nearly crashing on the way to Hanoi Airport as my taxi driver caught some winks at the wheel, I made my flight into Luang Prabang, Laos in one piece. Now here is a tale of the good samaritan. On arrival at Laos Customs, my fiscal firepower was a mixed arsenal of: 600,000 Vietnamese Dong, 2,000 Thai Baht and one crisp Scottish tenner, that I've been carrying in my wallet throughout thi ... 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