Mekong

Laos

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November 4th 2006
Laos is the most beautiful country I have ever seen. I was told I couldn't go up North due to flooding on the roads. Of course That was crap and I'd just been conned again but not worth taking the risk. So I took a two day boat up down the Mekong to Luang Probang. I met some cool Canadians and we spent a few days exploring caves and waterfalls as well as doing some crazy bicyling to outside vil ... 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