floating house on mekong

Baguettes, Wine, & Cheese

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November 2nd 2006
Huay Xai The border crossing from Thailand into Laos was quite humorous. We casually walked down to the Mekong River, passing through no security checkpoint, and loaded onto a colorful long tail boat which shuttled us for 30 seconds across the river. Upon arrival, I found out that there was no way to get money out so I returned to Thailand, went on a tuk-tuk ride to an ATM, and then ferr ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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