Don Det and 4,000 Islands, Laos travel tips

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There’s no electricity on Don Det besides the infrequent generator power. We heard that the island was going to be connected to mainland power by April 2009, so for all that we know may have changed by now. Service on…

Ain’t no party like an island party

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Todd at our $3 a night bungalow on Don Det | Photo by Lauren Girardin As Todd and I swing in our hammocks on the deck of our tiny river-side bungalow on Don Det island*, we see several unusually burdened…