Night on the town

Si Phan Don (4000 Islands)

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May 1st 2009
Just as we thought Laos couldn’t get anymore laid back we arrived in Si Phan Don, it took us 2 attempts to make it here as the first time we went to Don Khong, the larger island to visit the only bank in order to exchange some money for US dollars so we could get our Cambodia visa. The trip from Pakse on the local bus or Songthaew (2 benches) was something of an experience with 31 other passe ... 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