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Luang Prabang: Culture Innit.

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February 26th 2008
We are currently in Vang Vieng, Asia's ultimate hang out spot. However as we are currently in the midst of our first day of miserable weather of the whole trip, I'll take the opportunity to write about Luang Prabang, which we departed yesterday having spent 3 nights there. Firstly, the slowboat down the Mekong. What an experience that was! Despite the lengthy time spent sitting on very uncomfor ... 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