Elephant Riding (7)

On, In, Around and Up

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April 14th 2012
My last few days in Laos saw me in Luang Prabang before heading on a boat up the Mekong River as I headed back to Thailand. I was sad to leave Vang Vieng (so much to do that I didn't do, so much fun still to be had), but I'm determined to squeeze as much into this trip as possible and that is what I am doing. I won't have a chance to travel like this again for a long time, and I need ... 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