Don Det = Paradise.

We ended up spending three nights on Don Det, which was quite the most charming place (aside from Hoi An) we've been (in my opinion, can't speak for Quent). I imagine it's a bit like what the islands in Thailand would have been like 15 years ago or so (well, it has to be said that some of the remote parts of the islands in Thailand are on a level).

Don Det was a really small island with dirt tracks going up one side and back, with a menagerie of ducks, chickens, cats, dogs, pigs, buffalo and cows just strolling from property to property. Not to mention the cockerels which not only woke us up in the morning, but cock-a-doodle-doo'd their way through the night as well.

Electricity only worked from 6-9pm, showers were of the cold variety, and everything was at a super chilled pace. It was fantastic.

We are now further up North in a town called Pakse. Doesn't seem like there's loooads to do here, and Quentin and I are keen to head up to the Northern part of Laos pretty quickly, so it's likely we'll be on the long haul overnighter tomorrow night to the capital, Vientiane. Time's a runnin' out. Boooo.