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southern laos
sleeping in the hammocks on some of the laidback mekong-islands of si phan don, spending a few days on a motorbike-tour around the bolaven plateau or honor the khmer temple at wat phu champasak: southern laos is just amazing!

 crossing the boarder from cambodia and arriving at si phan don  first evening at four thousand islands  friend of the night, don det  view from my bungalow for 1.5$ per night, don det  mekong at si phan don  one of the many faces of the great mekong, around 4000 islands  little village on don khon  rapids on the mekong, don khon  locals plashing in the mekong, don khon  soeli from spain and me joining in...  local kid, do khon  mekong river, don khon  testing the cameras makro-function, don khon  leftover from the french-colonial area, don khon  typical river picture, 4000 islands  mekong between don det (left) and don khon (right)  kohn phapheng falls on the mekong  local fisherman at kohn phapheng falls  local fisherman at kohn phapheng falls  kohn phapheng falls on the mekong  kohn phapheng falls on the mekong  somewhere on 4000 islands  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  up the mekong river from don det to don khong  local kids plashing in the mekong, don khong  und bist du nicht willig so brauch ich gewalt...  mekong at don khong  chained monkey at don khong  free monkey at don khong  local kids posing for pictures...  funny kids on don khong  more and more kids where comming because of my kamera...  after a while all the village's kids where assembled around me...;-)  just the girls where a bit suspicious...  sunset @ mekong river, don khong  sunset @ mekong river, don khong  sunset @ mekong river, don khong  sunset @ mekong river, don khong  tempel statue on don khong  a saam-laaw (or three-wheels) on the way to pakse  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  tat fan waterfall plunging out of dense forest and down more then 120 meters  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  dead end...  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  on a motorbike tour around bolaven plateau, champasak  beware of pig crossing, around pakse  getting my motorbike across the mekong  the ancient khmer temple complex at wat phu champasak  wat phu, built between 6th and 10th century  @ wat phu champasak  exquisitely carved temples built of sandstone, surrounded by astonishing landscape, wat phu  wat phu was converted into a buddhist temple the last centuries...  ...but much of the original hindu sculptures remains, which feature various forms of vishnu, shiva and kali  temple in champasak city  temple in champasak city  getting my motorbike across the mekong  yet another sunset at the mekong river, champasak province  rice-paddy worker, champasak province  temple on the way from champasak city to pakse  last evening @ pakse  5 (!!!) people on a motorbike...? no problem in asia!