My Terrace

Chiang Kong / Houei Xai

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December 4th 2009
Chiang Kong,... arrived there arround 17.00. It's a small city on the banks of the huge Mekong river. On the other side is Laos. It took me a while to find a decent place. But it was dorectly on the bans of the river and my terrace was overlooking it. The room otself was basic and nothing fancy to write about. It had a nice restaurant/bar directly underneath and first thing i did was going for a n ... read more

Asia » Laos » East

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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