Ali & I

Oh so historic Luang Prabang

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June 26th 2008
After the remoteness of Laos' northern provinces, Luang Prabang was quite a contrast. Beautiful in a very different way than Luang Nam Tha, Luang Prabang is a lovely town with lots of history, colonial architecture, temples and of course, MANY tourists. Deemed a UNESCO World Heritage city in 1995, LP has since been pumped full of funding and is now a premier tourist destination - drawing foreigne ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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