Slow boa2

3 steps back to Laos!

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April 14th 2006
We're on day 4 here in Loas. It's been mainly travel except for a great 2 nights in what's called the most scenic city in all SE Asia, Luang Prabang. We have both been blown away by the sheer poverty of the majority of the nation, even a big jump back from Thailand (mind you, that's 'tourist thailand'). After that feral 8 hr overnight bus ride we boarded the 2 day slow boat to Pak Beng, a shit ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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