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luang prabang really rocks

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August 5th 2013
Well we leave this truly wonderful place today to fly to cambodia. We have defo left a piece of our hearts here, the people, the stunning scenery, the colonial style architecture and most if all the sabaidees and smiles. Yesterday we got up really early to see the monks receiving alms from the locals. This is where offerings of rice, money etc is given to the monks to help them survive and in r ... 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