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We get out of tourist-tastic Thailand and into Laos. First stop, Luang Prabang, and, with luck, some decent food. Also, Mendy tries waterfall-diving. Find out if I’ll spend the rest of our time in Asia pushing a wheelchair by clicking here.

The goal from Pai was always to get out of Thailand. Pai, of course, isn’t on any international borders, so we had to get to Chiang Kong, which sits on the Laotian border and the Mekong River.
There are two ways to get from Pai to Chiang Kong. Option one involves taking the government bus back [...]