We finally arrived in Laos with some regret at not being more organised. I guess it is one of those, "you live and learn" moments. It was well worth the effort though as Laos is amazing! Arriving across the border the difference in the landscape was marked. It was more green and luscious. We drove to a small harbour town and got a long tail boat the rest of the way. We had to pass through some of the "Four Thousand Islands" before Don Det revealed itself. It is an amazing little Island with lovely quaint wooden huts spattered across the coastline. We decided on one that had a toilet/shower attached, two hammocks and a fan (for use when the electricity was on 6-10pm). We had to pay a little extra for these luxuries of course
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