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By muimui, April 20, 2011 7:00 am

Without my partner in crime, MeAndFrenchie would not be possible. For those thinking of taking the same plunge, here is the dirty truth about traveling as a couple. [...]

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By muimui, July 1, 2010 6:00 am

“There is no change of bus, it’s direct”, we were told by the man who sold us our bus ticket from Don Det, Laos to Siem Reap, Cambodia. While the 2009 Lonely Planet told us differently, we were hoping some changes occurred since the last edition. So early morning, we left the island with candid smiles and in hopes the bad border crossing stories only happened to the unlucky ones. [...]

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By Boris, June 30, 2010 7:47 am

The 4000 islands are located at the widest section of the Mekong River between Laos and Cambodia. Among these 4000 islands, only 4 have power since a couple years ago. We decided to visit Don Det, a small island with many cheap family owned bungalows. [...]

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By muimui, June 28, 2010 1:15 am

From the side of the road late one evening in Vieng Kham, we waited for the local bus to pass through town en route to Pakse. After waiting about 45 minutes, we did start to get nervous but luckily we were picked up. [...]

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By muimui, June 21, 2010 9:47 am

Most of our research usually comes from the Lonely Planet and Internet. After flipping some local pamphlet, we discovered the Kong Lor Cave. It peaked our curiosity but it was not so convenient to get to. After mapping the location, we decided we would take the local path. From Vientiane, we took a local bus to Vieng Kham, then a songthaew (a pick-up truck with benches and a hood) to Ban Na Hin, and then another songthaew to Ban Kong Lo. The total trip there took us one whole day. [...]