Riverside St in Luang Prabang

24 February 2008 - LAOS

March 6th 2008
We flew to Laos from Siem Reap, an expensive exercise, but if we had our time again we would have entered Cambodia and Laos via Vietnam, much cheaper option. We absolutely love Laos, it’s a fantastic place! The land is green and mountainous; the people are chilled; the streets are clean; street vendors workplaces are so clean it just seems so natural to buy street food; the roads are quiet; an ... read more

Asia » Laos

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

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Lynne & Carl Moir

Tawa Kiwis

We love backpacking around SE Asia. We blog to keep interested family and friends up to date with our travels, but also to give travelers an idea of local costs. 2007: We traveled for 6 months through Vietnam, Thailand, India, Cambodia and Laos. 2012: We traveled for 6 months through Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. 2015: We are going to travel for 6months through Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia Language was never a problem, we never felt unsafe and we never had anything stolen. We would do it again in a flash and definitely recommend it! ... full info

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