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Luang Prabang Continued.

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July 16th 2010
One day we took a tuk-tuk 32 km outside of town to see the waterfall. The site is truly amazing. The water is flowing though mutli-step pools and the water is turquoise blue. We hiked to the top, and then spent the day swimming in one of the pools. One pool has a swing, and people go nuts swinging and jumping into the water. There are these tiny fish in the water, if you stand still they nibble at ... 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