The beautiful scenery

Luang Prabang

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July 4th 2010
Luang Prabang, 9th - 12th May 2010 The journey although uncomfortable took us through some beautiful scenery passing little villages which consisted merely of pieces of woven reed and built on stilts on the mountain’s edge, where you could see children playing with wooden toy like whipping sticks and miles upon miles of lush growing forest vegetation. Again there was evidence of large areas of ... 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