one of Luang Prabang's many temples

lovely Luang Prabang

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September 4th 2006
There are so few sealed roads in Laos that all travellers seem to follow a similar route up or down the country, so after being in Vang Vieng for so long I met a whole bunch of people that were planning on going on to Luang Prabang as well. While I had originally planned to travel with an Australian guy from Melbourne, I ended up staying in Vang Vieng for an extra day, which ended up working out v ... 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