Sunset

Wet Wet Wet

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June 2nd 2012
A ten hour bus journey took us further south to Luang Prabang. The journey was described as “not for the faint hearted” and it lived up to its billing with really hilly and winding unsealed roads. It was also slowed by regular stops to drop off and pick up parcels, letters, food, people, Monks, you get the picture. Despite all this the scenery was fantastic – rolling hills covered with thick ... 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