Luang Prabang: BBQ, Laos style

Laos!

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September 20th 2008
Laos is everything you imagine, espspecially relative to Thailand: calm, slow-moving, quaint, unique. The fast ferry from the border to Luang Prabang is a blast! The Mekong is this massive, powerful river with whirlpools and the craziest currents you can imagine. Nonetheless, you would see heaps of children swimming, playing, cooling off in the hot afternoon sun. I had heard the fast ferry coul ... read more

Asia » Laos » West

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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