Me on the slow boat

Slow boat to Muang Khua

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November 14th 2015
We departed for Muang Khua at 11am on the five hour slow boat to Muang Khua, it was blissfully uncrowded 😊 We boat our tickets at the boat office (always the best way to avoid high prices and scams!), cost us 150,000. We got comfy seats and got chatting to an American couple who were on a trip for their 30th anniversary who gave us wanderlust for South America, Bolivia in particular ὠ ... read more

Asia » Laos » East » Muang Kwa

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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