• Pakse, Laos

    November 1, 2006 in Laos

    Heading for Cambodia ... a very good 5 hr bus trip to Pakse. 46 kilometers south of Pakse, you reach Wat Phou, which is situated about 1,207 meters or 750 miles above the sea. Believed to be built in the 6th century as a tribute to the Hindu god Shiva. This Hindu temple is believed to be the blueprint of Angkor Wat and other temples in CambodiaRead more