Huge budha in Luam Prabang

Slow boat to... Laos!!!

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October 7th 2006
Hi everyone! Have been doing a lot of heavy travelling, so have not been able to get to a computer. So here goes: Chiang Mai Wevt on a 2 day trek in the jungle. As you saw we were with a group fo people we had never met bfore, but it turned out to be OK. The first day was v. hard on the old legs and lungs, having done no exercise for 4 wks. The slope was v. unforgiving in the scorchin ... 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