shoes and bike

Day 5

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October 4th 2009
Day 5 An early start today as we boarded our boat for a two slow lesuirlsy days along the River Mekong. The boat that was charted out just for us was perfect. Measuring about 2meters by 35meters it was loosely divided into four sections. There was a section with loungers for lazing in the sun, and then there was a section of bus seats that reclined, behind that was the dining area and behind tha ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Pakbeng

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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