Transport across the Mekong

The 4000 Islands: Si Phan Don

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June 10th 2007
______________________ E: Hi guys, I made it into Kratie, Cambodia, by now. But first about my last days in lovely Laos which I spent in Si Phan Don, aka the 4000 Islands: In Southern Laos, the Mekong becomes bigger and bigger and it Sawngthaew fans out forming a network of channels, sandbars and islands, about 14 kms wide. _______________________ D: Moijn, Mittlerweile hab' ... 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