Our Slow Boat

Huay Xai to Pak Beng

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March 22nd 2008
Up early and down to the landing - tickets purchased 220,000 kip ($25.20) each. Time for some breakfast and purchase some sandwiches for the boat (was not necessary as food was available on the boat - but at a premium). With the boat due to leave at 10am but finally getting away at 11.30am. Never trust a timetable here - things just happen when they happen. A very slow day just sitting watc ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Ban Houayxay

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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