Huay Xai - Pak Beng - Luang Prabang (SlowBoat)
July 6th 2012 We left Thailand on the 29th and crossed the Mekong on rickety little boats to the Loas border where we were given our visas and transported to our slow boat.
The slow boats were indeed slow as we set of down the Mekong with Thailand on one side and Loas on the other. The scenery was fantastic but the journey is long and it doesn't take long to get uncomfortable in the car seat seats!
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