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The Slow Boat To Luang Prabang, Laos

May 14th 2011
May 10th-14th Got up early for our 3 minute boat ride across a river separating Thailand and Laos (I learned you are supposed to pronounce the “s” when talking about the country and you don’t pronounce it when talking about the people). After crossing immigration in Huay Xai, we spent the next 2 days on a private boat taking us down the Mekong River to Luang Prabang. The entire way we ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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