Category: Travel Writing
The Rapids at the Gates of Chieng Kong, Mekong River The Meinam below Chainat Loaded Rice-Boats lying in Bangkok Rua Pet Rua Nua Rua Nua from Fore End Boat hollowed out of Trunk ready to be soaked in River Boat opened out over Fire, Ribs and Knees in Rice-Boats and Floating Ho...
From Nongkhai we left in regular rainy weather for Khorat, with 14 "kiens" or ox-carts, there being two oxen and a driver to each. Twelve of these are about equal in carrying ca...
5. PART IV.Making expeditions in various directions, Luang Prabang was our head-quarters for about three weeks. Of all the country round, the town itself seems to be the hottest place, and...
2. PART I.Early in December, 1892, we left Bangkok--myself, three Siamese assistants, and a sergeant's guard as escort, and coolies. At Muang Chainat, owing to the rapid fall of the river...
4. PART III.Muang Chieng Kong became our head-quarters for ten days, and from there I made a boat expedition to the Chieng Sen boundary, north-west; and also one north and east inland, the...
3. PART II.From Muang Nan my orders were to find the best route I could over the watershed to M. Chieng Kong in the Mekong valley. As usual, the information obtainable was very meagre. One...
1. PART V.The Rapids at the Gates of Chieng Kong, Mekong River The Meinam below Chainat Loaded Rice-Boats lying in Bangkok Rua Pet Rua Nua Rua Nua from Fore End Boat hollowed out of Trunk...