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July 13th 2012
This sleepy old town had me fooled. By day it was a quiet old town, a bit like in the old Western movies where nothing much goes on in the bars and restaurants and everything was empty and we seemed to outnumber the locals on the streets. Not much to do apart from treking or visit the temple. The first option was out of the question following our Thailand experience so we went to visit yet another ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

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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