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Luang Prabang: charming town on the Mekong

January 15th 2011
The trip into Laos was an interesting one. There are several ways of getting over to Luang Prabang from Thailand: by plane (pricier), by slow boat (2.5 days by bus and boat along the Mekong river, sounds nice but a very long time to be sitting on a chair on a boat) or an overnight 'VIP bus' that takes about 24 hours. We decided to go for option 3 and get it over with. First part of the trip was re ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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