Last week, I found myself literally at the end of the road in northern Laos, staring across the Mekong into Burma. Not a lot of excitement up here but very beautiful. This area is also right in the heart of the infamous "Golden Triangle." I've heard lots of stories about the illicit activities which took place in this area in the past and which many say are still taking place. The most unusual thing I saw though were a bunch of Chinese construction workers.
On the left is Burma, on the right is Laos
Border crossing for Laos and China--In addition to reaching the Lao/Burmese border, I also visited the Lao/Chinese border. So close to visiting two countries, yet so still so far away.
Trucks headed to China
This area is the watermelon and squash capital of Laos. There were a couple villages where each house had a pile of squash this big in their front yards.
No comments:
Post a Comment