Don Det

4000 Islands - Don Det

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March 30th 2006
One last stop before leaving Laos. The 4000 Islands is an area on the Mekong just north of the Cambodia border. We stayed on the island of Don Det and wished we could have stayed longer - unfortunately the nearest bank is either in Cambodia or a long bus journey back up north. Don Det was a great chilled out little community, it felt like staying on a farm - pigs, chickens and cows everywhe ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

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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