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Boat from Muang Knoi to Luang Prabang

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December 13th 2010
As a change from minivans and minibuses, I opted to travel from Muang Knoi by passenger boat to Luang Prabang. I started my journey at 9.30 am and arrived in Luang Prabang at 5.30 pm. About 2 hours of that time was just sitting waiting for more passengers to join at the Muang Knoi and Nong Khiaw docks - the boat drivers do not like to leave without an overfull load. The boat from Muang Knoi ... 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