Cruising through Laos down the mighty Mekong River
If you're thinking of travelling to Laos from Thailand or visa versa, then I'd strongly suggest taking the slow boat down the Mekong River. It's a beautiful way to see rural Laos whilst chilling on a boat for 2 days. This post includes: how we got to the border town, Chiang Khong how we chose our cruise what the boat was like what we did over the 2 days overall impressions Docked at Pak Ou Caves Getting to the border town, Chiang Khong We took a massive mini bus trip from Pai to Chiang Khong, a town on the border between Thailand and Laos, where we stayed the night before our cruise. The bus trip took about 9 hours and we didn't feel totally safe or comfortable during it. The driver was on his phone constantly, overtaking people and was generally rude. When we reached Chiang Mai we changed mini bus and unfortunately I got the middle seat at the front, which had no seatbelt. Anyway, despite this they did stop a few times, which included a short st...