Savannaketh: a quiet romantic city on the Mekong river overlooking Thailand

Leaving Kong Lo village was quite an adventure. Instead of taking the regular, more expensive bus, Raquel and I decided to take a tuktuk for half the price. It turned out to be a fun ride in the front seat with the local driver. We sang songs and just had a grand old time! When we arrived in Savannaketh, after taking a local bus, we were a bit disappointed. The town didn't seem as nice as the guidebook described. However, after settling in at our guesthouse which was so out of place in this typical architecture Laos town. This was a huge cement building that looked like it belonged in a grungy Russian town in the middle of nowhere. Even the broken AC in our room was Russian. However, it was a big room with a nice shower so all was good. We walked around town and went to see the sunset on the Mekong. It was a lovely evening just walking around and resting from all the bus travels. Sadly, later on that evening I found out that my camera had stopped working and was broken, ruining the memory card as well. What can you do though? Technology breaks. At least I still have my iPod touch to take pictures with. So all is good.
It was also a good stop for me because I did a bit of cleansing. Of my backpack that is. I took some weight off my back, literally, by leaving behind some things that I just haven't used really. It was good. All belongings are just objects. It's nice to detach yourself from material things...
The next day, us two girls headed to the bus station to go to Tad Lo Waterfalls via Pakse.

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