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Pakse - Day 95
May 27, 2008
"OK, so the mission to Bangkok commences today. Only 2 flights a week go from Pakse to Bangkok and I picked the wrong day, so the only option is to travel overland by bus. I first c ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
christosp
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real motorcycle diaries
Jul 24, 2007
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"Pakse is the city in the south of Laos that everybody uses generally as their base for exploring the bolaven plateau. It also has something of a stigma attached to it as travelers ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
benabroad
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Day 69
Nov 22, 2006
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"Throughout the night I just sat there in my chair waiting for the bus to arrive in Pakse. It did just that soon after sunrise and as I piled off the bus I found Patrick and Samanth ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
poolman99
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(Not) Painting The Town Red
Sep 12, 2006
(5 photos)
"Rolled into Pakse around 6am after one of the more comfortable bus journeys I have taken so far to then be blasted wide awake riding in what looked like the mangled remains of a cr ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
alasdairm
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Sampling the medical care of SE Asia
Apr 25, 2006
"I had originally come to Pakse merely to get some more cash, extend my visa, and spend the night before heading off down to the reknowned 4,000 Islands. The fates, however, had som ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
bootsmade4wlkin
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Overtime at the border
Sep 10, 2005
(1 photo)
"On arrival at the border and following unclear instructions, we were meandering on a haphazard path through customs and immigration checkpoints. Eventually, at the last desk, we we ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
pidgeandpie
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That's a wiffy sounding temple
Nov 15, 2005
(24 photos)
"A few hours south of Vang Viene lies Vientiane, capital of this fair land and a transit place you can get stuck in for a day or two, waiting for a particular bus or a visa. My sist ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
technotrekker
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Enter Laos
Mar 22, 2005
(12 photos)
"Here we are in Pakse, Laos, where we have been for several days. Our last week in Cambodia would have to be one of the nicest we spent there. From Siem Reap, we sped southeast to t ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
canuckdive
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Motorcycling Around The Bolaven Plateau
Apr 26, 2008
(33 photos)
"The mission my travel mates and I have chosen to accept is a four day motorbike ride around the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos. This region is very near the Ho Chi Minh trail so ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
jeffsadventures
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Border crossing from Thailand to Laos
Feb 16, 2005
(9 photos)
"Written on Feb 20th, 2005 by Nelly From Bangkok to Pakse, Laos After obtaining our 30 day Laos Visa in Bangkok, we were ready to do our very first overland border crossing from Tha ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
jessnel
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Threesome !!!
May 28, 2006
(12 photos)
"Last time I was here, travelling was tough, but since it is now six years later, there are now overnight VIP buses for the long distance trips. It actually took me three days to ge ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
uncle_davros
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Sleep Bus
Aug 3, 2008
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"Pakse is a long way down from Vientiane so we decided to get luxurious and splashed out on the VIP sleeper bus. It costs 180,000 kip if you book from their office or possibly 150,0 ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
faff

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Pakse
Mar 15, 2008
(4 photos)
"Arriving in Siem Reap Airport we got another look into what life off the back-packer circuit is like. Clean, comprehendible and calm, it was lovely. Although I did get a good rate ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
kimandrob

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The Oh-so-suicidal Pai Mai Lao
Apr 18, 2007
(19 photos)
"Ah Pakse. I arrived off of a highly uncomfortable 'VIP' bus, bleary eyed and stumbling towards the middle of this small jumping-off point city. The seat on the bus that I had was n ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
fourloves

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What the....?
Feb 6, 2005
(1 photo)
"We thought the ride to Pakse would be on a bus. It turned out that the bus was actually the giant tuk-tuk thing we took from the Laos border to Don Det. Tobi and I were crammed in ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
ginoandtobi

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Laidback Laos
Feb 4, 2007
(12 photos)
"Thankfully, LaoAirlines delivered us safely to Laos and we even sampled our first taste of the famous Beerlao during the flight, which was to become a regular feature during our ti ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
pinkfizz

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Things I dislike about travel in Asia
Feb 22, 2007
"#1: Buses. #2: Buses that are packed to overflowing, especially when it is 100 degrees outside. #3: Packed buses, 100 degrees, and transmissions that go "KKKRRRRCHCHCHCHTTTTTT!!!!! ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
akre

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waterfalls abound
Jan 15, 2006
"We arrived in Pakse early in the morning, but it was a sweet ride. It was the VIP bus, but this time we did feel like important people. The air-con worked, we were given food, wate ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
rozalex

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Delta du Mekong
Jun 12, 2008
"Ce blog sera tres bref, car l'internet coute extremement cher ici ! Avant-hier, nous sommes arrivees dans un trou perdu super sympathique nomme Tadlo, dans les plateau Bolaven, au ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
karinebottine

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Stop In Pakse
Nov 8, 2007
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"Parada rapida en Pakse para cojer al minibus hacia Si Pan Don el paraiso de las 4 mil islas del Mekong ..."
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l-lightning

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Paa vejen igen
Mar 14, 2008
(5 photos)
"Fra Don Det og De 4000 Oeer skulle turen gaa til Champasak, hvor det bl.a. er muligt at opleve det Angkor Wat-lignende tempel Wat Phu. Ved en fejl havnede vi dog i byen Pakse lidt ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
travelrookies

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Pas Maries, que...
Jan 19, 2008
(13 photos)
"The Mekong river runs past here and offers a number of scenic viewpoints, not least of which is the sun as it sets over the back of our garden. Still we've once again only got a co ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
sidom

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LAOS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 14, 2003
"The next morning we took a boat to the Cambodian border crossing: a small wooden house that had MORE anti-SARS posters. The guards would not let me take one, but we still had to pa ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
gnomes

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Endangered dolphins and downtime
May 2, 2006
"Well, pretty much an hour after I wrote my last email from the generator powered internet cafe on the island of Don Det, the challenges of the past few weeks all caught up with me ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
kbryanjones

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Southern Loop - Pakse
Apr 26, 2006
(2 photos)
"After an overnight bus from the capital, Vientiane we arrived in the capital of the Champasak province, Pakse. First impressions that were for a major city and transport hub, it re ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
joandpaul

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Pakse- Pakse
Feb 20, 2008
(18 photos)
"Hello, We have now reached Pakse, which is the last major town in Laos before we head southwards to the 4000 islands and Cambodia. Pakse is a mid sized town however it seemed very, ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
jon-daniella

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Coffee and waterfalls
Jan 14, 2008
(3 photos)
"Coffee and Waterfalls. The riverside town of Pakse is not really the sort of place that you would hang out in for a few days, quite frankly its a hole. While staying at one of the ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
bradmccartney

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Ah but this land is beautiful
Oct 25, 2008
(14 photos)
" Given that our Vietnam Visa was originally issued for the 20th of the month, and we were now eating into our time there, we decided we needed to make our way towards the border. O ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
kirstyandmike

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Welcome to Laos
May 3, 2008
(1 photo)
"I wanted to to enter Laos by land but flying proved to be the easier option in the end. In Siem Reap I realized that Laos is another country that doesn't do Visas on arrival (only ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
mookie

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The worst day, and our time in Pakse
Mar 2, 2006
(4 photos)
"The worst day of our trip was the day we left Don Deth. Not because Don Deth was exceptionally nice, but of things going wrong... Again and again. First of all the ferry leading fr ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
rinnan

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Pakse to Pakse
Jan 17, 2007
(5 photos)
"It took a long, slow and painful bus ride to get to Pakse. We got ourselves another nice room. On the first night in Pakse we went to eat in an Italian restaurant. Kirsten got her ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
vachon_88

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A Transportation Adventure
May 13, 2005
"There isn't a lot that one can say about Pakse as there really isn't a lot to see in this little city (other than perhaps its multitude of cockroaches, which is certainly not my fa ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
canucktravel

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Pakse
Mar 1, 2007
(42 photos)
"Der groesste Teil der Landesgrenze zwischen Thailand und Laos bildet der ueber 4000 km lange Mekong. Frueh am Morgen anfangs Februar ueberquerten wir diesen in einem kleinen Boot u ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
bennomoni

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Boring
Aug 28, 2007
"I only stayed here one night but I wish I hadn't! There was only two temples to see, and it took me over an hour to find a bar to drink in after many locals had said there wasn't a ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
chris.kearns

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The Pleasures of rural southern Laos
May 13, 2008
(21 photos)
"We will be returning to Laos (pronounced like Loud but without the "d", we're guessing it's a french thng ans they don't like to pronounce consonants on the end of their words) in ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
jenandjeffmilum

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My first three days in Laos
Dec 8, 2007
"Saturday, December 8th- 5:30 pm So my first three days in Laos have been quite busy, as I've been moving to a new place each day and taking in as many sights as I can. My overall i ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
azurra

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Taking the rough with the smooth
Mar 27, 2007
(2 photos)
"What a trip! From Luang Prabang we wanted to visit Si Phan Don (Land of a thousand islands) and the most economical way was two over night buses (saves on accomodation) both of whi ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
kwant

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Pakse, Bolavan Plateau, and Si Phan Don
Apr 20, 2008
(30 photos)
"Lao Road Trip! After relaxing on the river in Vang Vieng, we headed back to Vientiane to meet up with Sid's cousin, who has a minivan and offered to take us on a road trip d ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
asiacondo

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Going South!
Dec 10, 2005
(4 photos)
"After the night of revelry in Vientienne, Tobias and I bought a VIP bus ticket to head South to Savannkhet. We caught a tuk-tuk to the bus station. Upon arrival, there was no VIP b ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
mrcase100

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rainforest day trip, farang harangue
Jan 8, 2007
"(I could have sworn I already entered this one, but since it disappeared I've entered it again...my apologies if you already read this.) We continue further south to Savannaket, a ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
csimpson

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Pakse - Quite little town on the Mekong
Apr 26, 2006
(5 photos)
"Leaving Don Det we caught a river boat to the nearest town (Nakasang), and from there caught the local bus (along with there local animals, mainly chickens) north to the very quant ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
goldynhan

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The rest of Laos
Apr 28, 2005
"Hey there everybody! My last entry was on my first day in Laos, and this is on my last day in Laos. It seems like hardly any time passed, but I guess it's been about two weeks. I s ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
awdickin

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The Wedding Crashers
Nov 3, 2005
(3 photos)
"fled the typhoon in Vietnam at 6am. it was like a November morning back home, dark, cold wet and rainy. After 3 hours of driving through some beautiful mountainous countryside we r ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
maireadandconor

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Back to Nature
Sep 22, 2006
(6 photos)
"Day 1 I took the night train from Bangkok to near the border were I coughrt a bus to Paske. Wandered around town to discover absolutley nothing interesting. I hired a bike and got ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
mrdiko

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pakse, transport hub of the south!
May 31, 2006
"Whilst Pakse isnt an ugly place, not by any stretch of the imagination, its major draw card is that you have to come here in order to connect to anywhere else in the south. Were he ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
adamandgail

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Laaaangweilig
May 5, 2007
"Hallo, gestern kam ich in Savannakhet an, das sich meiner Meinung nach ueberhaupt nicht lohnt. Die angeblich aus der Kolonialzeit stammenden Haeuser sind nicht schoen und unternehm ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
redbaron_two

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Pakse
Dec 19, 2006
(4 photos)
"Ended up staying 3 more nights at Sabaidy 2 in Pakse (55000kip per night with fan & hot water bathroom). We really liked the town. Real small town feel, people all really frien ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
varney

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Goin' down to SouthPakse...
Nov 25, 2008
"We got on another local bus, this time with added karaoke all the way and strange/curious fellow passengers, including an elderly woman (not Heli) who could not take her eyes off L ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
lukeheli

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Our first Lao truck/bus
Jan 21, 2008
"We left Don Khon bright and early this morning with road transportation adventure hopes, and we weren't disappointed! In Nakasang we hopped onto our first saangthaew (no hope of ge ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
twoelders

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Pakse
Apr 27, 2008
"we left vang vieng yeserday, even though it seemed aaggees ago, with our 19 hour trip down to this nowhere town of pakse. we stopped in vientiene for a couple of hours where we the ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
theo_

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Bangkok to Luang Prabang
Sep 5, 2003
"We were due to leave at 10.50 am from Bangkok domestic airport bound for Chaing Rai. The Travel Agents said that the tickets were waiting for us at the airport. Clearly the travel ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
barbarakerry

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Pakse
Jan 15, 2008
(6 photos)
"Sabadee, die Fahrt nach Pakse war erneut recht lang, der erste Bus startet auch erst um 10:30 (in dem sammeln sich dann alle Traveller in Tha Kaek) und braucht 8h bis nach Pakse... ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
schwate

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Pakse
Oct 30, 2006
"Just a quick stop for some last minute shopping before we go over the border back into Thailand and meet Mummy Dixon in Bangkok. A very good southern Indian restaurant named Jasmin ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
benandcally

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An interesting journey, more yet to come
Mar 19, 2005
(2 photos)
"There were departures, the sign read, for Pakse from Don Det at 6am, 7am, 8am, 9am and 10am. No need to rush then, I'll go for 9, lazy but with one fallback still available. I go t ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
nicola

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Un altro viaggio epico. Verso il Nord
May 26, 2005
(1 photo)
"Non volevo andarmene da Si Phan Don, stavo troppo bene. Il problema e' che tutti quanti continuavano a ripetermi quanto e' bello il nord, e che dovevo assolutamente vedere il Nord ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
marcorusti

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Pakse
Dec 10, 2007
"Hi to everyone, today it has been a really long day. We got up at about 7.30 am and got ready to go to the bank to get travellers cheques in dollars as we have been told that araou ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
raquel_chiel

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Pakse
Mar 3, 2007
"We decided there was only one more place we had to visit before our visas expire; the 4,000 islands on The Mekong in the south. Pakse would be a good place to stop to break the jou ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
petef1

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Headin' South
Aug 25, 2007
"So we're now in Pakse, which is way less scenic than Luang Prabang. People use Pakse as a jumping off point, and that is exactly what we will do. We have hired a car fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
yalenora

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Tedious Pakse
Jul 15, 2007
"We thought this might be a sweet little place to wander round before heading further south but it really wasn't. Pakse is tiny, ugly and the best thing about it is the really ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
aymi_neil

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Lao PDR: Please Don't Rush
Apr 25, 2006
(5 photos)
"To cross the border to Laos we needed to get a bus to Stung Treng (via Phnom Penh). There was very little to do in Stung Treng, except some sort of fair/carnival that was going on. ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
falconworldtour

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Rainy and Cool 25 Degrees Upon Arrival in Laos
Apr 30, 2006
"We arrived in Pakse in the pouring rain fter a turbulent flight from Siem Reap with lao Arilines. The highlight of the flight was definitely the snack: a wonderbread-type bun with ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
kimm

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Pakse
Mar 26, 2008
""Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us lost and confused."&nbs ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
mizmelodia

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Pakse
Dec 4, 2005
(4 photos)
"Pakse is not the most interesting town. Which is probably why people tend to stay for very short periods of time. We used it as a hub to visit the Boulaven Plataeu and 4000 islands ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
evanlinda

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First day on the bike
Mar 20, 2008
"We rented a bike to go around Pakse for the day. There is no rules of the road in Laos, what happens happens... We got to a weaving village where we took a small wooden boat to a f ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
klayr

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The town of nothingness
Aug 4, 2006
"Arrived at Pakse at 6am from an overnight bus from Vientiane. You could say we saw all of the town from our lift to the guesthouse. But never mind, theres loads of things nearby to ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
aldo80

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Laos Summary
May 12, 2005
"I really liked Laos. I'm glad that I came now rather than in 5 years time because I can definitely seeing it changing and becoming very touristy like Thailand. It would have been n ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
aaron

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Pakse
May 19, 2007
(6 photos)
"Pakse is the main southern town of Laos and is the gateway into the 4000 islands and the border crossing into Cambodia. The town is small and we used it as a base for a few days to ..."
A travel blog entry from Pakse by
jsgc
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