Don Det / Don Khon (4,000 Islands) 4,000 Islands

Don Det / Don Khon (4,000 Islands)

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June 9th 2008
After a rough nights sleep, mainly due to the huge storm that raged outside but also partly due to the hundreds of assorted bugs crawling all over us! At one stage, Me and Ollie in our very subdued states managed to get out of bed collect our washing from the line and 'batten down the hatches'! At around 10am we dragged ourselves from our beds and the safety of the 'bug forcefield' (also known ... 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