Slow Boat & New Years Eve
January 2nd 2006 Before crossing the border at Chiang Khong, we booked a ticket for the slow boat down the river for Luang Prabang. The guide took us down to the river and we sped across on a speed boat for Laos. We had already arranged our Visas (although i think you can do it once you reach the border). The slow boat was exactly that - SLOW!. Slow to get going, slow once it was going and the crew also seemed a b
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