Pakse - The Southern Loop

Lost in Laos

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April 4th 2009
Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands) I arrived in the appropriately named four Thousand islands on the 25th March and immediately went into slow mode as Don Det where I was based was as chilled as you can get and there weren't that many tourists either. A typical day involved getting out of the scratcher at around 9 for some breakfast followed by falling into a hammock for some light reading fol ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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