Don Det

4 Thousand Islands

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June 28th 2009
Having left Pakse, we made our way south towards the 4 Thousand Islands. We had intended to go to Don Khong initially, but our bus driver ended up going further south and dropped us off at Don Det. So we just went with it and adjusted our plans, we checked into a small place overlooking the Mekong River, we had a bamboo room with enough room for a small double bed and a little attached toilet & sh ... 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