Mekong Riversie

Laid Back Laos

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October 29th 2009
I've never been to a city as relaxed as Luang Prabang. As mentioned in the previous blog entry, it was immediately clear that the contrast with Vietnam was going to be felt immediately. I'm now in Thailand and the 5 nights I spent there are already a blur. I did very little during my time there. I'd wake up around 5:30 AM each day, when the monks in the local Wat started banging their huge dru ... 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