Pakbeng: Overnight Stay on Slow Boat to Luang Prabang
On the two-day slow boat ride to Luang Prabang, the overnight stop is in Pakbeng, halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang…
On the two-day slow boat ride to Luang Prabang, the overnight stop is in Pakbeng, halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang…
One step onto the long wooden boat with the old blue car seats, and I was heading into another world. A world where people make…
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