LAOS  

Population: 6,000,000         US$1 = 8,700 kip 

Laos   

After  Laos opened its doors in the 1990s, a flow of visitors has trickled into this poverty-stricken, old-fashioned country. For many, a journey through Laos consists of  the two main towns of Vientiane and Luang Prabang, and a brief detour to the mysterious Plain of Jars or ancient Wat Phou. However, those willing to explore further and brave difficult roads and basic accommodation will be rewarded with sights of a rugged natural landscape not much changed from more than a century ago. Laos's life-line is the Mekong River, which runs the length of the landlocked country and in places serves as a boundary with Thailand.

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2008 in Laos 

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2006 in Laos

I crossed the southern China border into Laos.

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2005 in Laos

I crossed the Mekong River at the Chiang Khong,Thailand border over to Huayxi, Laos and then took a speed-boat traveling at 60 kph for an absolutely fantastic 6-hour journey for 300 kilometers down the Mekong River to Luang Prabang. 

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