The Museum

Luang Prabang

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December 4th 2006
Once we got off the slowboat all we wanted to do was sit on something soft. We found a pretty good hotel, with the softest bed that we've slept in so far! The next morning we booked a trip to see the waterfalls they have around there. At 1:30 we left, it was a 50 min drive that I'm sure should have taken about 1hr and 15min but we had a crazy driver. It was a gravel road and on almost every corner ... 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