Laos: Luang Prabang & Vang Vieng
July 27th 2009 Leaving behind Thailand after nearly two months in the country, I head into uncharted territory; Laos. Alright, not quite uncharted, but pretty damn remote nonetheless. At one point Laos was under the dominion of France; however, not surprisingly the French surrendered their claim to the country in 1949. While it has been over half a century since the French left, their influence in the region is
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