My first stop in Laos was going to be The 4000
Islands; this beguiling archipelago of islets is said to be the emerald jewel
near the end of the Mekong Delta. The river is almost perfect with thousands of
sandbars and betel and sugar palm trees. Buffalo's cooling down in the river and
tourists ‘tubing’ on river while sipping a beer. In the evening the waters are
dotted with lights from fishing boats and the lit up restaurants along the
river. In some parts the music takes over the tranquil sound of the cicadas
My bus ticket incl the border crossing and drop off at the boat to Don Det. All went all very smoothly till I tripped over my own legs and fell which resulted in some open wounds on my left leg. Not a great start for Laos but it only could get better and it did. I settled for a peaceful place near the French Bridge near Don Khon and had a little wooden hut with my own facilities. There I lounged in my hammock for two days as my leg had to heal anyway till I was greeted with "hi neighbour" and a friendly Yankee moved in next door. He got me out of my hammock and the next day we explored on bikes the Liphi Waterfalls and Don Khon followed by a boat-tuktuk-boat trip to the Koh Phaphen Falls with sunset on the lake. It was great to have like minded company for a couple of days and share life and travel stories. We said our goodbyes in Pakse as that was my next destination and for him the start of his return trip back home to China.
My bus ticket incl the border crossing and drop off at the boat to Don Det. All went all very smoothly till I tripped over my own legs and fell which resulted in some open wounds on my left leg. Not a great start for Laos but it only could get better and it did. I settled for a peaceful place near the French Bridge near Don Khon and had a little wooden hut with my own facilities. There I lounged in my hammock for two days as my leg had to heal anyway till I was greeted with "hi neighbour" and a friendly Yankee moved in next door. He got me out of my hammock and the next day we explored on bikes the Liphi Waterfalls and Don Khon followed by a boat-tuktuk-boat trip to the Koh Phaphen Falls with sunset on the lake. It was great to have like minded company for a couple of days and share life and travel stories. We said our goodbyes in Pakse as that was my next destination and for him the start of his return trip back home to China.
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| Sunset Boulevard in Don Det |
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| 4000 Islands.... |
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| Cycle map... |
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| Hi neighbour |
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| View from hut |
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| My little hut |
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