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Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island March 16th 2005

Don Khong to Tad Fane Two ferry crossings. One wat. Boom! We have a flat! Another transportation day with a little bit of sightseeing too. First we drove about three hours and stopped of at Wat Phou. It was pretty hot that day. It was built in the pre-Angkor time and well worth the stop and climb up the hill to the different terraces of this Wat. Our home for the next couple of nights would be at the Tad Fane Resort. We were almost at our final destination when Boom! the tire on our mini-bus blows. We don't have the correct tools...Penny, why didn't you bring your socket set? haha Luckily though a passing truck came to our rescue. We got the tire changed and were on our way. But not before an ice cream ... read more

Getting my monies worth on the bike rental

Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island March 15th 2005

Bon Bon on the Go Go

Biking all day long Forty plus kilometres Hot and sweaty one. It’s an entire free day for us to do as we please. Here on Don Khong there isn´t a whole lot of stuff to do. The two options that sounded appealing to me were 1) cruise on the river and check out a cave or 2) rent bikes for the day for $1. Penny and I decided to go the bike rental route. We had a bit of a sleep in until half eight, grabbed some brekkie, changed our US dollars to Laos Kip and were on our merry way. We were told that it is about 35K to go around the island and that the southern part of the island is more picturesque so we decided since we were on the eastern part of ... read more

It's like a 5 hour roller coaster ride.

Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island March 14th 2005

Bon Bon on the Go Go

Bumpy Bumpy roads Dirt infiltration all round Laundry day is here! Started of the day having to listen to Maria tell us repeatedly how she does not like bananas..."it's more of a texture thing...but I do like the little lady finger bananas..." I didn't say anything at the breakfast table but later back in our room Penny and I couldn't help but bring up the topic of bananas and how a certain somebody is not a fan of the banana. I know this is probably not good for my karma but I can't help but appreciate how much entertainment Maria and her husband Rohan have been providing me the last couple of weeks. After an early breakfast we headed out in two trucks onto the really bumpy, dusty roads north towards Strung Tung. We were about ... read more

Brief history of Laos

Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe...more history

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