Serene theory

Rearranging the deckchairs on the Mekong ferry

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January 22nd 2010
We rose relatively early to get some breakfast, Laos currency and buy some lunch for the boat. The guest house owner had booked seats for us and arranged for a tuk-tuk to pick us up and take us down to the dock. After another bit of faffing around with passports to get actual paper tickets we walked down to a nearly empty boat where we found we had to wait for an hour. It was quite a cramped affai ... read more

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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