The Mekong during the rainy season

You could hear the roar of this torrent of water from the other side of the island. I followed the sound until I found this inimidating barrage of water. I found out that this set of rapids is what caused the French to install the railway tracks on the island. Park up at one end of the short island, off-load cargo to train, train crosses 1km island, another boat picks up on other side of island - rapids dealt with.

Four Thousand Islands

September 27th 2003
I have been away from internet cafes for 10 days or so (which is harder to do than you would think). I think when last I wrote I was talking about going on a five day trek in Savannakhet province. For some reason (which due to communication difficulties I was not able to ascertain) this trek is not being run any more. So instead I went to the very southern-most part of Laos to an area called t ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

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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