Our first Evening on Don Det

After settling in at our hotel, we headed out for dinner in Don Det, ia tropical island n the Si Phan Don ("Four Thousand Islands") archipelago in Champasak Province of southern Laos. Don Det is one of only three of the roughly 4000 islands in the area that is somewhat developed for tourists. Don Det attracts a very backpacker crowd and is known as a party town, although things were relatively quiet as the area has still not fully bounced back from COVID.

Along the way, we passed several travel agencies, bike rentals, restaurants and bars. After a nice dinner at Kea’s Backpackers Restaurant (sorry no pics), we enjoyed fresh fruit shakes right outside our hotel (which was a bit more upscale than the backpacker guesthouses that fill the town). While enjoying my banana & coffee shake (Craig had mixed fruit) a friendly kitten greeted us and kept us company.Read more