Mekong river

Laos

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October 29th 2009
So.. after Thailand we took the ferry across the Mekong river into Laos (Huay Xai) where we booked onto a 2 day slow boat heading south to Luang Prabang before we had even cleared immigration. The process was both very convenient and somewhat muddled: as we (and others) queued up to fill in visa applications we were helped through by friendly tour operators selling boat tickets while ensuri ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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