Monks everywhere

Bus journey from hell, but worth it

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November 12th 2006
Well, before i start i would just like to announce that right now if you google my name you'll find i'm the second entry with a link to this very blog! So...we were keen to get to Louang Prabang. with not much time we decided to cut out Vang Viang and head straight there. well, if we knew what was in store for us on the bus ride up we might have thought twice about embracing the 9 hour journey ... 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