temple on the way to slow boat

Laos

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January 30th 2011
Here's a quick round up of our time in Laos. It wasn't a long stay but it was a good one! From Chiang Mai, Thailand we picked the popular route into Laos over water rather than land by taking a slow boat trip up the Mekong river from the border to Luang Prabang. The slow boat ride takes 2 days, with an overnight on land stop in between. The main draw of the trip is to see the Mekong and it's be ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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