Sunsets are beautiful

Hot weather again..

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January 22nd 2007
Our flight was delayed by an hour which wasn't bad, which gave me time to look around the shops in the airport for a few more souvenirs from Vietnam. Despite Hanoi being the capital and an international airport it was tiny. Our plane was small too, probably holding 78 people, however there was only 28 on board and all but 2 were westerners... We landed in Luang Prabang to find we were the only aer ... 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