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Locals from a village jumping on

The sinking boat trip - Huay Xai to Luang Prabang

December 14th 2011
On the 10th we tried to take a public bus direct from Chiang Mai to the border town of Chiang Khong ready to cross over into Laos the next day. We had missed the morning bus with a 4 hour wait for the next direct bus. We decided to jump on a bus to Chiang Rai and from there hopefully find another bus we could catch for Chiang Khong. The bus journey was pretty uneventful and in Chiang Ra ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Huay Xai

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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