Yes, blog, I’m still alive. And look, I changed the theme! Just in time to welcome the month of June.
Last 26 May, my mom and I flew in to Luang Namtha, a province in Northern Laos, then off to a three-hour-zig-zaggy-drive to Bockeo. She needed to do her fieldwork and I tagged along as her assistant.
Like in Vientiane Capital, what separates Bockeo province from the Thai territory is the Great Mekong River. Ever since the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge was established in 1994, exits to Thailand in some parts of the country were also opened. And as always, my mom’s visa was expiring in two weeks. Going to Nongkhai is kind of pricey not because of the fare but because of the shopping that I do in Tesco-Lotus. So to make the most of the opportunity to cross the border immediately and to save my mom’s wallet from being raided by some shopaholic (points at myself), we boarded the first boat from Houaixay District to Chieng Khong, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Check out the photos of our first country-hop under five minutes.
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- That’s our Lao Immigration.
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- Because I wanted to take photos of the area, we missed the first boat back to Laos LOL
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- Oh there’s the ticket booth.
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- It’s like snowcone. I liked RP’s slurpee better.
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- Thai version of Pho. That’s chicken, I know I’m a vegan, I picked that out. Or did I??
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- Look how resourceful. Our table is an old sewing machine!
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- Welcome to Chieng Khong District, Chiang Rai, Thailand!
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- That’s my mom and me right there. All-giddy early in the morning, or not!
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- I found it cute. The little boy (left) seemed scared because the whole time, he was holding his brother’s arm.
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- Uh-huh, speed boat. Yes, without life vests. 🙂
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- Cross-country, let’s get it on!
