CIMG0866

From Pai to Luang prabang via slowboat

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June 29th 2010
We decided it was time to leave pai and head for the border of laos.... after waking in the morning and realising the bamboo bridges had collapsed in the night (due to rain that night) and being evacuated from our hut, we purchased our bus tickets to chiang kong. We spent the day chilling in a bar until it was time to leave that night. The bus journey took about 6 hrs, getting us there at about ... 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