Blind elephant

Luscious Luang Prabang

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December 12th 2010
The biggest culture shock for us on our trip so far was leaving Vietnam and entering Laos. It was silent. Well almost. No car horns, hardly any traffic or air pollution and no hoards of people. It’s true what they say about Laos being laidback, calm and relaxed. We had arrived in Vientiane the capital of Laos on a 54 seat propeller plane. We had planned to stay 2 nights here as there is not ... 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