Fishing

The Mekong River

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May 7th 2015
On our way to Chiang Rai we stopped to see where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet, with China not far in the distance. Called the Golden Triangle, it was once a dangerous place because of the drug activity there - mostly opium from Myanmar although I gather that meth is now more of a trafficking problem in Thailand. A bridge joins Thailand and Myanmar and many Burmese cross the brid ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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