Wat Phan Tao

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February 28th 2010
Yesterday we flew into brittle, smoky, incredibly HOT Laos. Originally, we planned on taking a bus to the Thai/Lao border, then floating our way down the Mekong River to Luang Prabang on a slow boat. Unfortunately, due to a particularly harsh dry season, the Mekong River is barely passable by boat. We talked to people who said the slow boats were running aground and passengers were forced to camp ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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

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