Still a rivertown...

No matter how much tourism has changed Luang Prabang, it still serves as an important hub and port for the surrounded small villages and towns up and down the rivers.

Hitting the SE Asia Backpacker Trail in Luang Prabang

November 24th 2008
Doran Update:(Doran writes his entries as he travels, but only dishes them out every four days so if he is traveling quickly and seeing interesting stuff, the blog falls behind his progress.)I'm now currently in Pattaya, south of Bangkok getting in some long overdue windsurfing (it had been like 5 years!) This town has definitely earned itself a blog entry! But first, let's go back to Luan ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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