Vang Vieng to Don Det was a bit of a haul. We took an initial coach to Vientiane, caught an overnight connection to Pak Se, rested for an evening before jumping on a minibus and then a ferry to Si Phan Don, the Four Thousand Islands. All in all the journey was the best part of a thousand kilometres.
What can I say? We could have travelled twice as far in one stretch and it would have been worth it. Don Det is beautiful.
It's long, thin island - about an hour's walk around but only fifteen minutes across. The northern tip of the island has a few pubs and restaurants, with guest houses and small bungalows dotted along the edge as it extends east and west. Further south, the island is quite rural. Cattle and chickens roam around. Pigs tethered to trees grunt in the mud. Locals swing in hammocks under elevated houses.
We walk around. On one day, we rent bikes and ride across an old French colonial bridge to the larger island of Don Kong to see another waterfall.
The best thing about Don Det is swinging in a hammock outside your bungalow, or drinking a Beerlao and watching the sun go down. There is so much sky. I spend many hours watching the clouds reflected in the water.
I took over a hundred pictures. There's a slideshow below. Some of the photos have my feet in them, so I can remember what it was like to sit there and take in the sunset. Apologies if I put you off your dinner.
What can I say? We could have travelled twice as far in one stretch and it would have been worth it. Don Det is beautiful.
It's long, thin island - about an hour's walk around but only fifteen minutes across. The northern tip of the island has a few pubs and restaurants, with guest houses and small bungalows dotted along the edge as it extends east and west. Further south, the island is quite rural. Cattle and chickens roam around. Pigs tethered to trees grunt in the mud. Locals swing in hammocks under elevated houses.
We walk around. On one day, we rent bikes and ride across an old French colonial bridge to the larger island of Don Kong to see another waterfall.
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The best thing about Don Det is swinging in a hammock outside your bungalow, or drinking a Beerlao and watching the sun go down. There is so much sky. I spend many hours watching the clouds reflected in the water.
I took over a hundred pictures. There's a slideshow below. Some of the photos have my feet in them, so I can remember what it was like to sit there and take in the sunset. Apologies if I put you off your dinner.
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