A local monk in Luang Prabang trying to keep warm

Here be Giants?

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January 16th 2008
Hello from Laos! We are presently in Luang Prabang and about to spend two days on the Mekong in a slow boat heading for the border with northern Thailand. Laos has definitely been a change of pace for us. This started with our epic bus ride from Hanoi into the capital of Laos, Vientiane. This was a ride of stages, including a motocycle to a taxi pick up point, and a taxi (playing blaring ... 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