The REAL Golden Triangle: Laos, Myanmar (Burma) & Thailand. The tri-country border between Laos, Myanmar (Burma) & Thailand forms the legendary Golden Triangle. A mountainous frontier where the Opium poppy was once an easy cash crop for the region’s ethnic minorities. With its history, knowing the drug traffic is still going on, and the Great Mekong river as a natural border between the countries, makes it a really special place to explore. Entering Laos from China vent without problems, and quite fast comparing to other border crossings on this trip,niiice. Humping in a quite shitty bus from Mengla,China to Luang Nam Tha,Northern Laos, took us about 5-6 hours..Tired,hungry & superwarm we checked in to the first guesthouse we found, quite nice place actually. Luang Nam Tha felt like a really great place for relaxing, especially after
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