Agnes hanging with little monks

Beautiful Laos

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May 27th 2008
Laos is pretty amazing, after we got off the slow boat to Luang Prabang we stayed there for around 6 days, 3 of which were spent on a trek. The trek was ace but sooooo hard. We biked on day one for around 5 hours in the blistering heat, but it was ok cause there was usually a breeze and there was a lot of fast downhills parts. On day two it was the trek and it started off just fine....but then we ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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