Nong Khiaw

(Mis)Adventures in Northern Laos

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June 12th 2009
(Mis)Adventures in Northern Laos Disdaining the usual tourist trail of Luang Prabang - Vang Vieng - Vientienne, I instead decided to catch a boat upriver to the tiny town of Nong Khiaw. The brief glimpse of rural village life I caught while ensconced in the slow boat down the Mekong a few days earlier merely served to whet my appetite for a more behind-the-scenes look at this country. ... 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