Khon Phapheng Waterfall, South Laos

The largest waterfall in SE Asia (by volume)on the Mekong, Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands). From here the Mekong fans out 14 kms wide creating islands and sandbars.

In search of the Irrawaddy Dolphins

January 30th 2005
2nd January saw us fall for another minor travel scam as we booked the 'special air-conditioned tourist' coach across the border from Hue in Vietnam to Savannakhet in Laos. Transpires it was a series of journeys on local buses for which the locals pay a lot less than we mugs did! And we thought we were becoming travelwise! In any event we consoled ourselves with the notion that we were supporting ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe

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

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