Chiang Khong / Huay Xai border crossing
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Originally Posted by Bob
Just out of curiosity, has anyone here been through that border crossing?
Come to think of it, the only border crossing I've gone through by land is via the Mae Sai crossing into Burma (Myanmar). There is no possible way one can forget to go through the thai exit desk there and it would surprise me if one can just wily nily cross the border anywhere.
If you take the Mekong route from Chiang Kong (Chiang Rai) by boat to Luang Prabang, you will pass this border crossing.
It is a lovely but pretty adventurous trip, especially with very high or very low waters. Apart from that, the trip is just wonderful.
Chiang Khong is the busy Thai counterpart to the Lao border town of sleepy Huay Xai.
Three young tourists in trouble
Los Angeles: Here are three young American students on 2-year-biking tour pedalling on rambling grounds through the Grand Canyon – and straight into prison.
They need to spend 2 days behind bars and where find 500 USD each. On top of all, none of them is allowed to enter any US National Park anymore until 2012.
Arizona state attorneys are very strict if some is ignoring the national park rules.
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I just received this information via email from a trusted friend of mine who was a witness of this incident.
I am pretty certain; they all did have proper travel documents. They didn’t cross any international border.