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Crowded Boat

Day two and everyone looks so happy after being stuck with everyone else up front on rows of wooden planks. Such class.
The Mega Mekong River Ride

February 19th 2007
The journey from Houi Xai to Luang Prabang by boat is a haunting 2 day river trip. As I neared the Laos border in Thailand, around Chiang Khong, I asked a few people on their way out of Laos what the journey was like. I received cryptic answers to this question that intrigued me. They all came up with the same sort of answer "It's something you have to go through!". I figured that this trip would ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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