Typical small river boat

River Travel in Laos

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December 22nd 2006
"You just had an adventure and didn't know it." That was Jimmy D. piloting the 'Gyre' against the outgoing tide in the narrow entrance to Secret Bay in southeast Alaska. The fathometer had gone to 6 feet, expected by the captain but not normally a desirable situation in a $250,000 vessel with lives at stake - but a great captain with local knowledge, and the right conditions, doable an ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Nong Khiaw

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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