Boat journey

Thailand to Laos

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June 23rd 2006
Hello from Laos. Well we are in Luang prabang & loving it, we arrived on monday evening after the two day boat trip from the north of Thailand, what a journey the 2nd day was best part of 10 hours- PHEW. We only spent a couple of nights in Chiang Mai, I continued to try and damage myself by walking across at a green man, how foolish, a car driver decided not to bother stopping, anyhow I digr ... 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