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The River Trip

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August 25th 2006
The only way to get from Huay Xai to the rest of Laos in the rainy season is to get a two day long boat trip down the mekong to Luang Prabang. The only other way is by speedboat but with one fatality a week we didn't fancy this option, so opted for the slow boat. The boat is a long narrow boat with seating down each side, the first block of seating is comfortable chairs like on a coach, the res ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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