Slowly Down the Mekong

An old rice barge south of Pak Beng. Our boat was similar, with the addition of a few roughly nailed together plank seats. © L. Birch 2006

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
»
»»

November 18th 2006
There is a saying in travel that says, "It is not the destination that matters but the journey" and nowhere on our trip so far has this been more true than on the 2-day boat trip down the Mekong in Laos. We had left Thailand on a fish-tailed ferry boat for the short crossing over to Hauy Xai, lugging our packs up the boat ramp with a last, fond look back at Thailand before going through customs ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Ban Houayxay

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

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
»
»»

Joined	October 2nd 2006	Trips	2
Last Login	June 28th 2022	Followers	17
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	23
Blogs	40	Guestbook	89
Photos	358	Forum Posts	9