Don Khong – island bliss, boat trips, cycling and New Year's Eve celebration, local-style! January 2nd 2013 From our first morning in Don Khong, eating breakfast while overlooking the Mekhong, the island's mellow vibe won us over. A tropical island in the true sense of the word, complete with palm trees, canoe-like ferries and the extreme languidity was almost visibly dripping from the local's every movement; we were not disappointed we had chosen this island over Don Det (even though getting th ... read more
Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island 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
We are Sadie and Øyvind, she is 28 and Spanish-American (raised in Barcelona, American by passport) and he is 35 and Norwegian all the way. We are married and live in Oslo (moved here together in 2008) and we both work in film and TV, Øyvind is a photografer and Sadie is a director working as a koordinator/AD :)
We are quitting our jobs, packing up and leaving for the trip of a lifetime together! Our plans are to be gone anywhere between 6 and 10 months, and we hope to get off the beaten track and maybe work/volunteer along the way in order to better get to know the countries we visit and t... full info