"Laos" Dennis_david's photos about Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep by TravelPod blogger Dennis_david titled "Laos" Dennis_david's travel blog entry: "I have been working in Singapore for almost a year now and as my time in South East Asia wound to an end I had time for one final tour before returning to the United States. Not knowing when or if I would ever return to Asia I chose to travel to Laos, a country I knew little about. Along with Cambodia and of course Vietnam, Laos was one of the countries at the forefront of the Vietnam conflict or the American War as it is known there. During the War, Laos was effectively partitioned into four spheres of influence: the Chinese in the north, the Vietnamese along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the east, the Thais in western areas controlled by the US-backed Royal Lao Government, and the Khmer Rouge operating from parts of the south. Because of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos was subjected to saturation bombing by aerial raids launched from Thailand and from within Laos. Now finally at peace Laos is a relatively large country for its population of 6.5 million people. Luang Prabang and its surrounding area that I would be visiting has a population of 400000 though the city itself has quite a bit less. Situated at the convergence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, recent rains had turned the water the color of rust. It's a very green landscape, moderately mountainous that greets my small plane upon landing. After some ...



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