Wat Xiang Thong

Luang Prabang

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April 4th 2008
Having survived the slow boat we decided to have a relaxing first day in Luang Prabang. The town is quite small so we ran into most people on the boat and rehashed the events from the last couple of days! It was one of the girls birthday (Cathrin from NZ) so we all met up that evening to have dinner. The following day we all met up again and went to Kouang Si waterfall which is about 30km out of t ... 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