Palms Rustle

4,000 Reasons for Peace

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April 6th 2008
In southern Laos there is a beautiful place called Si Phan Don (4,000 islands). In this area, the Mekong spreads to 14km wide and a large fault line created Khone falls which tumble 21m into Cambodia. I spent 5 glorious days on Don Det. Much of it was spent in a hammock or swimming in the Mekong. The occasional (ahem) bottle of Lao Lao that was circulated around the guesthouse kept us al ... 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