The Mekong. As far as rivers go, that's a pretty famous one. So, despite my book's insistance that the slowboat is something to be endured like a badge of honor, we just had to do it.
From low expe...
Day one of our Mekong river boat trip from Luang Prabang to the Thai border went fine and passed along nicely. The overnight stay in a lame village called Pak Beng was another matter however. The plac...
