The red truck has caused the bottleneck chaos.

Sunday, Day 32 - Taking the New Road to Luang Prabang, Route 14!

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February 19th 2018
We leave our hotel a bit later than scheduled this morning, as our Canadian traveling companions, Frank and Joanne, are staying on the other side of the river, which entails a two way trip across the wooden suspension bridge, which having a one-way flow takes almost an hour. It's the only route out of town. Nevertheless, we are on the road before 10am and after thanking our hotel's very helpful ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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