"Crossing the Mekong into Laos" Annek's photos about Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep by TravelPod blogger Annek titled "Crossing the Mekong into Laos" Annek's travel blog entry: "After my night of luxury in the Rim Pai Cottages, I set off for the first leg of my journey into Northern Laos. I took a good value package deal having worked out that it wouldn't cost much more than independent travel, hoping that it would help make the long journey run as smoothly as possible. The first minivan journey was back to Chiang Mai. From there we were driven in a second minivan, with broken air-con and a driver who I think may have been clinically insane, to Chiang Kong, a small town on the Thai side of the Thai-Lao border. We arrived there in the early evening and were provided with dinner and fairly decent guesthouse accomomdation as part of the package. The next morning we set off to cross the Mekong River from Thailand into Laos. This was my first view of the Mekong and I found that particularly exciting as I will be virtually following the river all the way down through Laos and Cambodia to its delta in Vietnam. The ferry ride across the river was quick and painless, but the immigration checkpoint on the Lao side was absolute chaos - if I ever decide upon a career in international smuggling, I think this place may well be the key to my success. At this point I was adopted into my next group of backpacker friends - Mel, Simon and Katie. Mel and Simon are a couple, living in ...



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