View from Phu Si Hill

A long weekend trip to Luang Prabang, March 2012

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July 12th 2013
I visited Luang Prabang back in March 2012 with my friends, and at that time, there was no direct flight from Singapore (Lao Airlines now fly from Singapore to Luang Prabang). We had to stay over night at Bangkok and took another flight to Luang Prabang the next day. Just like my other trips, this was a short trip done over a long weekend. As I went with the group, this time, I didn't have to ... 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