The bus pulled in to the central station where there is a large square and a market. Several tuk-tuk drivers were soliciting the white folks for rides to the hotel. The hotels are around the corner and these folks got suckered pretty badly. You don't actually see the hotels on the way into the station, but trust me, there are plenty of accomodation options adjacent to the central bus station and you don't need a tuk-tuk to find them. Save your money.
Written Mar 21, 2005
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The Plains along the Mighty Mekong

Pakse is the closest large neighbor in the south to Don Khong (Si Phan Don). Having been initiated in 1905 as a French outpost, Pakse has grown more in the recent years that it had in the entire past...
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My wife's parents at one time lived in Pakse so they suggested we should drive there. We have ourselves 2 drivers and 2 vans for all 10 of us plus our lugguage so we went for it. It's a pretty long 9...
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If in Pakse, you will deal with hot hot heat. If that's not a problem for you, you'll enjoy it - it is quite pleasant city with many markets, older architecture and some very nice temples. And it...
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Everything here is authentic. When you walk down the street beening a 5'10" girl with blonde hair you kinda stick out. Every single person would stare at me. I almost felt like I was some celeberty......
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