Tom not enjoying the boat ride.

The Long Trip to Luang Prabang

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February 25th 2013
We've spent the last three days travelling from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang, using almost exclusively local transport methods, which has definitely upped the heartbeat on more than one occasion. I can't imagine this post is going to be particularly interesting but I will do my best. In order to get across the border into Laos, we first had to get the bus up to border crossing town ... 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