Pak Beng

Taking Lou up the mekong!

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June 7th 2010
Chris's Section Chiang Rai was a bit of a disappointment. I think we'd had enough of Northern Thailand by this point - plus we were itching to get into Laos. Literally as it happens - I think we encountered bed bugs for the first time. I was covered in bites and they really itch. So off we went to Chiang Kong, which is the border town on the Mekong river. We didn't stop - straight t ... 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