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This elephant will never forget Luang Prabang....

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January 22nd 2008
After leaving Greg and Gem behind for the first time in over two months, I arrived in Vientiane a free agent once again. Having experienced the chaos of cities like Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Saigon, I was instantly struck by what a laid-back and orderly city it was by South East Asian standards. The streets were relatively clean and uncongested, and life seemed to move at a very comfortable pace f ... 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