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As we had to go to Laos (Vientiane) to let my friends do Thai Visa, the closet Thailand border is Nong Khai in Northeast. But in the past we can go there by slow boat from Chiang Khong (town in Chiang Rai province) to Luang Prabang then take a bus to Vientiane. That trip take about 8 hours. So we made decision to visit that town before drive down to Nong Khai. Chaing Khong is a small and quiet town. In the past many tourists have to go there and across to Laos to take slow boat to Laung Prabang then go to Vientiane. But now there is not enough water in Mekong river. (the river that come along from China pass through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodian, Vietnam. Continue reading North to Northeast (4)