Descending from the Pak Ou Caves back to the Mekong

SE Asia 2014 Day 15

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November 19th 2014
Breakfast at the resort. A very nice spread of local and western dishes. The fruit table is lovely, and sitting among the other fruits is–wait for it–red dragon fruit! Our quest is at an end. We board our vans and are transported down through the city to the banks of the Mekong, where we board a "long-tail" boat. These are long, narrow boats with bows and sterns that rise just slightly above ... 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