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Two days in Luangprabang

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December 31st 2008
Luangprababng is a beautiful little town and I can just imagine what it was like 10 years ago with 95%less tourists and way less traffic. So we were 4 people looking for accommodation. Audrey (the Canadian), Marco(the Swiss) myself and then a new friend Marek(a half Brit, half Pole) It was his first time backpacking and he was really funny. We looked for about an hour until we found a cool pla ... 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