Hard life...

Sabaidee

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February 28th 2007
Si Phan Don is a group of islands in the Mekong River just north of the Cambodian border. We went over to Don Det first then, after lunch, caught another boat to the quieter island, Don Khone. After finding a cheap guesthouse overlooking the river we settled into hammocks and gazed. 'Papa,' the owner, popped over regularly to feed us his homebrew whisky - LaoLao. At first we took a shot out of eac ... read more

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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... ... read more