Luang Prabang

Laos: Luang Prabang - Vientien

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June 5th 2006
After Chiang mai it was on to chiang rai which was not very nice, it had a really depresing atmosphere and there was basically nothing whatsoever to do there. We were very proud we got public buses to chiang rai and we were damn happy to get a public bus out of there, where we went to chang kong. This is like the border, you get your passport stamped then you get in a funny looking speedboat, go a ... 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