10 December 2017. Don Khon to Don Khong
I took a few last pictures of the Pomelo Guesthouse
and got the better priced though still expensive 50,000 kip tuk tuk back into the ‘main’ town. I had been repeatedly assured that I’d be able to take a boat to Don Khong for a further 50,000, I must admit, I was not entirely surprised to be greeted by the local fixer, who said that sadly the boat did not exist today but I could have a private boat for 300,000.
Feeling somewhat conned, I declined the offer and got a boat to Nakasong
followed by a tuk tuk that at least took me to the entrance
to where I was staying in Don Khong. This was all a pity and my memory of Don
Khon – which is a lovely place – will be tainted by the mob running the
transport for tourists there.
and got the better priced though still expensive 50,000 kip tuk tuk back into the ‘main’ town. I had been repeatedly assured that I’d be able to take a boat to Don Khong for a further 50,000, I must admit, I was not entirely surprised to be greeted by the local fixer, who said that sadly the boat did not exist today but I could have a private boat for 300,000.
Feeling somewhat conned, I declined the offer and got a boat to Nakasong
Don Khong did not create the most favourable of impressions
either. It was recovering from a huge party the night before and was covered in
plastic littler. No turn the tide on plastic here, unfortunately!
However, where I was staying at the Megong Inn, the views of the river were really lovely
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