Woman Resting

Mekong Serenade

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December 7th 2006
Our Thai visa on the verge of expiration, we were forced to make a run for the border. After ironically getting sick from the motion sickness medicine, we missed the third-class bus out of Chiang Mai and had to spring for first-class seats - a mere $3 and well worth the bump. Able to stretch out our legs in air-conditioned comfort, the six-hour ride to Chiang Khong on the Thailand/Laos border was ... 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