Crossing the Mekong

Beautiful Laos

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March 27th 2006
(Dave writes) After our last blog entry we got a bus to the border of Northern Thailand and Laos. We crossed the Mekong there and bought our visa before taking a two-day boat trip from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang, with a stop for one night at a village on the way. The boat was packed with backpackers and quite cramped and uncomfortable (most people sit on tiny wooden benches), the scenery was g ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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