Slow Boats at Huang Xai

Passenger boats awaiting departure downriver to Luang Prabang. A faster, more death defying alternative is available, but who could resist the romantic lure of a 2-day cruise for only $19US?

#9 - Merrily down the Mekong

January 16th 2008
A boat trip down the Mekong River. There's two days we won't be forgetting for a while; the sort of experience where you know you'll look back and laugh, one day. Though our butts haven't forgiven us yet, the photos, the destination and the friends we made one the way made it all worth it. We took a bus from Chiang Mai to the Thai border town of Chiang Kong. From there we awoke early for a g ... read more

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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

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