Slow boat to disaster!
April 1st 2008 We caught a bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong and had a relatively painless crossing into Laos! We stayed one night in the border town of Huayxai which only consists of one main street. It has a temple on the top of the hill which has great views out over the Mekong and to Thailand. Once climbing the many stairs to the top we were approached by 2 youths!! At first we made sure to have a tight gr
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