View from the railway bridge

We name this place Don Mamy Tab

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February 3rd 2007
We left Vientiane in high spirits, anxious to see what the Four Thousand Islands had in store for us. After getting a hostel pickup in the price of our ticket to Pakse Mike, Tim, Becky and I were all feeling very pleased with the good value of it all. We had forgotten that if it seems too good to be true it probably is. The tuk tuk arrived at our hostel to collect us, already laden down with 12 ot ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

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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