Our guides and the kayaks

Day 38 - 40: Pakse/Si Phan Don (4000 Islands)

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May 8th 2010
Surprisingly I didn't sleep too bad on the bus and at 6.30am we pulled into Pakse bus station. In true traveling fashion, we didn't have a clue if we were staying on this bus or changing buses for the journey down to Don Det. Everyone got off the bus so after a few minutes we wandered off and were told to sit in the waiting area for a new bus. We saw a few guys who we had been separated from the n ... 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