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4000 Islands - Monsoon

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September 11th 2012
I arrived at the boat pier and met a lad from France, Nico. A trainee doctor, travelling whilst he has just finished his recent studies. We go the long tail boat across the river to Don Khong. The biggest of the islands. This is the only place with an ATM so we stocked up on cash. From here we had to rent a long tail boat and driver to Don Det. Cost 220000KIP for the boat and it took around ... 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