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...border post exudes an air of the illicit?a battered desk, a netted bed and a rack of rusting AK-47s cram a one-room shack. The Cambodian guard may ask for a $5 "gift" to expedite the paperwork: refuse only if you have plenty of time. The Lao post is on the opposite bank. The official there will also ask for a tip and may invite you to get drunk but it's best to beg off, as your next halt, Don Khon, is still a 20-minute boat ride away...
This jewel of an islet, known to the French as "the Tahiti of Laos," is a perfect rest stop. Flanking it are waterfalls, including Khon Falls?the largest in Southeast Asia?marking the start of an unnavigable stretch. On arrival, follow an old railway track to the main village. A French hospital has been converted into the fine Auberge Done Khone ($14-$22 a room), great for a cold beer and a stunning sunset. If you must have air-conditioned accommodation, an hour upstream by canoe is the island of Don Khong. There a French colonial house with a spacious...
Heraclitus, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived and wrote 2,500 years ago--around the same time as Confucius, Lao Tzu and the Buddha--is best known as the man who said you cannot put your foot into the same river twice...
Heraclitus - "the obscure philosopher," the pre-Socratic thinker who was a contemporary 2,500 years ago of Confucius, Lao Tzu and the Buddha - is best known as the man who said that you cannot put your foot into the same river twice...
After her short speech, Palfrey paused. Three picture frames bearing Adams House seals hung on the walls. One-by-one, Palfrey removed the frames, revealing photographs of the Kielys taken over the 25 years and a passage from ancient philosopher Lao-Tzu in the original Chinese...