After Vang Vien, we spent a day at Vientiane
5) Paksong – “haunted house”
JM said, most people stayed at Paksong, which is abt an hour journey from Pakse and so we went. Sam, an Austria
In Paksong, there are only two guesthouse, we went to Paksong Guesthouse (USD5) which listed in Lonely Planet…. We were lazy to check out the guesthouse next door, anyway its just for a night.
In the day time, the room was fine… when we returned in the evening after visited two waterfalls… the room began to look eerie…
No flushing system in the toilet, there was a huge tall water container instead. And you could see a thick black layer down at the bottom… I don’t know wats that…its kinda scary.. And its party time for all kinds of insects!
Its only later then I found out that JM was scared of that water container too… ha ha…
However, the guesthouse owner has a cute dog. He wanted to play with me, so he kept hitting my leg with a stick.. but dear dog.. it’s a stick full of spikes! OUCH!
6) Tow Huey & Hum Chin Ben
We were trying to get some breakfast before we left Paksong. Hey! I saw a woman selling Tow Huey (Bean curd) in the market! JM asked: “ you dare to eat meh?” Thats my favourite, I am not going to give it a miss. Sam hesitated… but joined me later… followed by JM …. We were all fine
Oh, there are stalls selling You Tiao and Hum Chin Ben too…Yum yum……
7) Pakse – Transportation
In Pakse, there are 3 bus stations. During our short stay in the South, we had been to all three. As its raining season, so the bus stations are very muddy. The bus system was not very established, so when we wanted to go Paksong, we went up and down a few buses before we were on the ‘right’ bus.
A common transportation here is “sawngthaew”, its sth like tuk tuk, but instead of motorbike, it’s a truck. We were ‘packed’ together with vegetables while traveling from Paksong to Pakse… Later we realized we were lucky, some were “packed” with fish! Hee hee…
Pakse bus station is also the place I nearly blew my top. The tuk tuk drivers here were very aggressive compared to the North. In the North, all you need to do is smile at them politely and say No.. they will not disturb you further. But not here… they will just keep crowd around you ……
Arghh… Leave me alone!! I don’t like human!!!
8) Khone Pha Pheng Waterfall
This is where the Mekong falls……
It is introduced as the largest cascade in Southeast Asia , with its 15m high and 1km wide rock formation, forcing the calm flow of the Mekong to roar through its narrow gorges.
A guy actually crossed over to the other side using a rope tied on the trees… dangerous!
But it’s a nice place to stone……We spent quite some time there……
9) Don Deth
Don Deth is one of the 4000 islands in the South. A place without luxury…The room here is cheap, 15k kip/room. Of course, no attached toilet. Condition wise… well…. A heaven for spiders… Hee hee…
There are villages, padi fields on the island. We rented a bike to explore the place…. The scenery along the trail is nice, I believe I will enjoy more if I can cycle beta… Hee hee…With my great riding skill, I nearly dashed into one of the padi fields…
Although the condition on the island is not very good, I enjoyed my two days stay. Rain always come ard 3p.m and go in the evening…. which make a perfect nap time at the hammock outside the room……
I told JM: “I am going to stay here. Could you please inform my sis to bank $200 into my account every month? Then I can lead a comfortable life here liao..”
But of course… my dream never come true, I am back home… sigh……Next trip please!
