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4000 Islands, Don Det

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March 10th 2014
We arrived at the bus station early morning, there then was a lot of bus changing, waiting, then onto another bus to take us to where we get a boat to the island Don Det. We arrived in the north of the island which was pretty touristy, so we walked to the south where it was quieter and also nearer the bridge to the island opposite Don Khon. It was quite a long walk and the hottest part of the d ... read more

Asia » Laos » South

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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