Laos 058

Slow boat to Luang Prabang

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July 12th 2010
I crossed into Laos on a long-tail boat. The boat only had 2 passengers, Danny, a British guy and me. We spent the night at the border town of Huay Xai. For dinner we had duck BBQ, which was fantastic. The next morning, we got on a slow boat over Mekong to Luang Prabang. The boat takes 2 days, with a stopover for a night at Pakbeng. Pakbeng ended up a nice enough town. The boat ride is nice and th ... 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