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Going Slow

August 23rd 2011
After booking the tickets I was a little unsure as to why we had paid more money to get somewhere slower. I’d read that the slow boat to Luang Prabang offered beautiful views of the Mekong River and surrounding countryside, but surely as we continue to head south, down through Laos into Cambodia and then eventually up through Vietnam, we’d see more than our fair share of the mighty Mekong. Th ... 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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