Slow boats

The Mekong and wooden seats

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April 2nd 2007
When our minibus picked us up in Chaing Mai, It looked like it was going to be a nice trip... 11 people cramed later we were off to Chaing Khong to cross the boarder into Laos. 255km and 6 hours later... the most windy roads on the planed and we had to stop or take some out of the way road so the driver could drop some stuff off to his cousin or something We arrived in Ching Khong where we apply ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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