The Mekong

Moving on

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February 16th 2007
We moved on. Two days on a slow boat with an overnight stay at Pak Beng. Slow boats are mean inventions. They are not only slow, they leave hours later than scheduled and are filled up to the last square centimetre, but have only about a quarter of a normal seat made out of bare wood to sit on. These self-made benches are not fixed to the ground and are uncomfortable as hell! We had been convince ... 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