Don Det

Kicking back on the 4000 islands

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August 24th 2006
Well it had been a pretty hectic time to date trying to squeeze all and sundry into each brief stop before jumping back onto tightly packed buses to do it all again. Si Phan Don was our chance to relax by the river - the toughest choices being where to eat dinner at night and whether to lie in the hammock or sit on the chair - no really. Day 1. After leaving Christophe in Pakse (he was off to ... 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