Park Ou caves

Mekong River to Luang Prabang

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July 1st 2013
Today we left the small town on the river Mekong and headed for Luang Prabang. At seven am the children from the village were waiting eagerly to take the bags to the jetty, some of them looked very young but our guide assured us that is what they do and that they would be offended if we didn't let them take our bags. We meandered down the river which looks quite treacherous in places with larg ... read more

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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