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Sunset over the Mekong

Conditions became cramped for mssrs Owl and Pussycat
Hammock Time - in Don Det

October 11th 2005
We Traveled down through Laos for about 11 hours, over night, and arrived in Pakse at about 7am. The next bus took us to one of the islands of Si Phan Don and seemed a bargain until we realised we were in the middle of nowhere. One hour, one boat and 5 dollars later we arrived on Don Det - the small island we'd decided to stay on. It must be said that Don Det is in our eyes a paradise unfound ... read more
Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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