Slow boats, Houay Xay

So many boats, but they packed 140 people into one!

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January 13th 2009
We left Chang Mai the morning after we got back from our Hilltribe Trek to make our final trip in Thailand as our visas were about to expire (and we didn't want to get fined with overstaying our welcome). The laid back lifestyle of Laos was calling! We crossed the Mekong River into Laos (the 'S' is silent) and arrived to the sleepy town of Houay Xay (pronounced way sigh) which is the jumping off ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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

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