B52 Boats

These boats used by the Laotian villagers are made from the discarded fuel tanks of B52 bombers used during the Vietnam ("American") War

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Laos....Still Undiscovered (so far)

April 25th 2008
Leaving Chiang Mai behind, we board mini-buses for our long drive to the banks of the Mekong River where we will cross the border into the beautiful and, until recently isolated, country of Laos. Along the way, we drove through lush, green vegetation with the occasional sugarloaf mountain breaking the continuity of the landscape. Halfway through the journey, we stop at a small, roadside eatery f ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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