Hammocks by the Mekong, a Tale of Four Thousand Islands
October 13th 2010 At the southern tip of Laos, the Mekong river swells and divides to form the 'si phan don' or 'four thousand islands '. Some islands are a foot across and only surface in the dry season, some are big enough to house a few fisherman, others are home to villages, temples and rice paddies. On some of the larger islands, stilted bungalows are available for hire and an abundance of trav
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