4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep

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Day 72, 4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
Day 72
Nov 25, 2006

... came from indecision at the 4000 islands. We made our way to the main island which turned out to be a pretty boring one. The 4000 islands are an 18km stretch of the Mekong that 8km wide in places. That width means the water level is lower than usual and ...

A travel blog entry by poolman99
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Day 73, 4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
Day 73
Nov 26, 2006

I was becoming increasingly aware that Don Det of the 4000 Islands is just a collection of guest houses. The two tourist attractions are another waterfall and a French-built railway that is out of use since the 70's. The railway was needed so that the ...

A travel blog entry by poolman99
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don det - 4000 islands, Don det, 4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
don det - 4000 islands
Feb 16, 2008

... was fairly painless, 3 buses and a couple of boats was not bad!! Eventually arriving in the afternoon to Si Phan Dom, 4000 islands,  the widest stretch of the Mekong, reaching 14Km wide in the wet season and containing... you guessed it... 4000 ...

A travel blog entry by tomsontravels
Island bliss, Mekong style, Don Det, 4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
Island bliss, Mekong style
Mar 9, 2005

... I'll say it again. Gotta love those desert islands. We've made it about 700 km south from Vientiane to the 4000 Islands region, a place near the border with Cambodia where the Mekong stretches out to about 13km across, and lazy Westerners lounge around on ...

A travel blog entry by chris-marianne
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