Mekong in the morning

Choppy waters

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January 23rd 2010
The next day we rose early to get some food and a place on the boat. The ‘first class’ comfy seats were all taken when we arrived, but following some quick thinking by Sammy we got some reclining wooden chairs on the raised section near the front of the boat. This would turn out to be a fortuitous move in more ways than one. Despite the journey being slightly longer this leg of the trip was m ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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