backtracking my parents journey to the united states

eversince before i could remember, i know i grew up on stories about ban xon and xishuangbanna. i've successfully done the opposite journey my parents did and i have so many things to say and write but can't keep hogging this computer for that long.

• chiang khong, thailand across the mekong river to huay xai, laos.
• huay xai, laos to muang sing, laos.
• muang sing laos, across the border to muang mang, china (where mom was born)
• muang mang, china to ban xon, china (where dad was born)