Huay Xai to Pakbeng by freight boat
Scanned slide, image taken in early March 1996
The distance from Huay Xai (Laos) down the Mekhong river to Luang Prabang is 300 km.
Why a freight boat? Because there was no comfy tourist boat. At least not the day I went there. Going with this freight boat meant finding a place between the goods to sleep on the floor (no beds) and bring your own food/water. Certainly an experience ;-)
Huay Xai to Pakbeng by freight boat
Scanned slide, image taken in early March 1996
The distance from Huay Xai (Laos) down the Mekhong river to Luang Prabang is 300 km.
Why a freight boat? Because there was no comfy tourist boat. At least not the day I went there. Going with this freight boat meant finding a place between the goods to sleep on the floor (no beds) and bring your own food/water. Certainly an experience ;-)