One of the vegetarian buffet stalls

Luang Prubang

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January 28th 2009
Ross: After the luxury of our second day on the mighty Mekong, we arrived on the sandy banks of Luang Prabang's ferry dock, loaded up our rucksacks and plodded up the slipway towards the town. Again, we were accosted by local young men touting their respective hotels and hostels, all a bit above our price range. We decided to head away from the immediate riverbank area and up into the narrow ba ... read more

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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