Backtracking down along the Mekong, we hit another quiet little town, Chiang Saen, sitting on the banks of the Mekong. In the middle of the river sit a series of long islands that serve as free trade zones between Thailand and Laos, snake wine, playing cards, toy guns, cowboy hats, and Burmese tobacco are all available in whatever currency you’re carrying.
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