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Cycling

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August 28th 2006
Today we came over all European (must be the strong French influence in Laos) so we hired our selves a bicycle each and set of on a little tour. First stop was the royal palace which was used by Lao royalty up until about 1975 when the communists sent them to live in a cave, it was interesting to see some recent history. We them set of to explore further afield. We had got to the other side of ... 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