The boat

Going by Boat... the only way to travel in Laos!

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October 30th 2006
Hello everybody, I've now been in Laos for over 2 weeks and decided I better get writing! Crossed the border at Chang Kong into Huay Xai in the Northern part of Laos. Mick and I were pushing the visas again... left on the day they expired. We had to take a boat across the Mekong into Laos... the river was so hi that the Thailand Customs office was under water. Note for anyone going into Laos, you ... 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