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Don Khon Island

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August 9th 2010
Took a minivan and boat to Si Phun Don - 4 thousand island. It's an area in the deep south of Lao with these small island on the Mekong. I chose to stay on Don Khon. It's connected to Don Det by a bridge built by the French before World War 2. It connected 2 piers by a rail road on the two islands. The railroad hasn't functioned since WW2. There are a couple of waterfalls on Don Khon - more correc ... 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