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Luang Prabang, Laos - 6/11/09

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November 6th 2009
Hi! Well, 2 days of slow boat along the Mekong river on top of best part of a day on a minibus have taken me to Luang Prabang here in Laos. The trip was good although the boat was a little crowded, resulting in the terrible (and frequent) occurrence of the bar running dry. Fortunately they could pull over at the local villages to prevent the mutinous overtones of the passengers coming to an ... 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