The trip up here was actually way less eventful than I expected. Getting across Cambodia from Siem Reap to the border involved a number of long journeys; one being in the back of a rusty minibus, with no seats, piled high with fish traps, on the seriously muddy backroads between Kampong Cham and Kratie. In Kratie, however, I found a small tour agency that offered combined tickets to the border and across to the 4000 islands area in Laos. That saved a massive amount of hassle, and at least 2 days of travel time. That means I'm now ahead of my little schedule for this leg, but by the sounds of things I may be stuck in some other areas in Laos for longer than planned as they sound like a really good jol.
I spent 2 nights on the little island of Don Det in the 4000 islands area. This very southerly part of Laos is where the massive Mekong river splits into a web of smaller channels, not unlike the Okavango Delta in appearance. It was very beautiful and all but a little too chilled for my liking... not a whole lot of conversation going on when all and sundry are stoned out of their skulls!
Rice paddies on Don Det. Its not a great shot but I want to show just how green they are here.
A local on Don Det brushes his teeth in the Mekong below my balcony.
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Sunset over the Mekong River. I may just have a had a cheeky beer while watching it...From Vientiane I plan to head straight on to Vian Vieng, famed for its riotous tubing trips. From there I think I'll head to Luang Phabang, with a possible stop to see the famous Plain of Jars.
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