Sunset on the Mekong

Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai via Pak Beng & Huay-Xai

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September 29th 2010
Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai via Pak Beng & Huay-Xai Heading for the Golden Triangle We rose early to meet the Tuk-Tuk that whisked us off to the boat dock. Here we found our long boat. Clean and comfortable it seated around 30 people and was open on all sides so that we could truly absorb the beauty of the Mekong banks.Local people also used the boats regular, and ours was stuf ... 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