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Two Days on the Mekong - the Slow Boat to Luang Prabang

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October 18th 2006
The Laos border crossing is the most laid-back - and the most friendly - that I've ever encoutered. A 20 bhat ferry across the Mekong took us to a little jetty, where we precariously stepped over a couple of wooden fishing boats onto dry land. A very friendly smiling local (alarms start ringing) greeted us. "Hello! Welcome to Laos," he said thrusting a small piece of paper at me. I almost pushed r ... 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