Laos - 2 Days on the Mekong

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Our first 2 days in Laos were spent traveling down the Mekong River from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang.

We had heard great reviews of the "slow Boat" river trip and were looking forward to it. In the end though it was a bit of a letdown. The boat was seriously overcrowded and was more like a 18-30's holiday than a relaxing way to see the river.

Huay Xai itself was a nice enough place to enter the country. It was pretty similar to other border towns and not a lot to do but had some great views over the river to Thailand.

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Photos

Laos
This was our first view of Laos, taken from the Thai side of the river

Loaded!
There are 1,002,600 Kip to $100. This was about 4 days worth of cash!

Sunset over Thailand
Taken from the Wat in Huay Xai