one of the dusty Don Det roads

Few days on Don Det

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March 10th 2008
Tuesday 4th March Well the day didn't start too well as i woke up with a migraine! Bit of a bummer as we have to get bus and boat to Don Det today but hey, i've had worse so will be ok. We got what i will refer to as the 'chicken' bus to Si Phan Don...it's the local bus that is not the most comfortable but much more fun than sitting on a big flashy air-con bus looking down on everyone as you ... read more

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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