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7 days 6 nights trip to Southern Laos Day 1 Vientiane - Thakhek, Khammouan Province Searching for Lao durian, Lao market, Vientiane, Thung Khankham Market, stop for some spicy pho, try some Thai durian in Laos, lots of flesh, small seeds, big pods, both sweet and creamy. Tonight we stay at a hotel on the Mekong River in Thakhek, Riveria Hotel Thakhek, Thakhek Night Market, Center Point Thakhek, eat Chinese salad, papaya salad, chicken rice, very delicious. Day 2 Thakhek, Khammouan Province - Pakse, Champasak Province, find local Lao food to eat at Thakhek Market, Main Market 2, Thakhek City, Khammouan Province, bamboo shoot curry, rich curry, very delicious, the taste that Por likes, sour fish, Mekong river fish, steamed eggs with pork, glass noodles, and red crab are also very delicious. Lao pho here also has squid, another kind of delicious. Buy some Thai longan and Vietnamese lychee. Stop by to buy grilled chicken Seno, Savannakhet Province. Tonight we stay at Champasak Grand Hotel, Pakse. There are restaurants with views of the Mekong River and the bridge, Koi Pla Kang, steamed fish with lime, very delicious. Day 3 Pakse - Paksong, Champasak Province, play zipline at Tad Fane Waterfall, southern Laos, stop to eat Lao food, try Ma Pei, bitter taste, delicious Pho, the seller is cute, the shop is on the way to Tad Yuang Waterfall, Tad Yuang Waterfall is beautiful, go down and feel the mist, very refreshing. Leave Tad Yuang Waterfall, look for Lao durian, have tried it, first time Lao durian! 90 baht per kilogram, small fruit, little flesh, big seeds, sweet and fragrant. Bought Lao longan, too, the taste is just the right amount of sweet, lots of flesh. Go to the main market 14 south, lots of forest products, puffball mushrooms, Mekong fish, frogs, toads, fresh vegetables, bamboo shoots, local food, lively people. Tonight we stay at Champasak Grand Hotel, Pakse as usual. Day 4 Pakse, Champasak Province - Attapeu Province Pho at this restaurant is very delicious. Along the Mekong River, go to Pakse Market, Champasak Province, a big market, Lao food, lots of fruits, Khone Phapheng Waterfall, heavy rain, continue to Attapeu Province, first time! Stop to buy stir-fried noodles, sour pork (fermented pork sausage), hot sticky rice to eat on the way. The road is very slippery. Tonight we will not travel to Attapeu city. Park and sleep in the car in front of a Lao person's house. Her name is Phi Phon, very kind. Let us take a bath at her house. Her children and grandchildren are very cute. Take care of us. Boil hot water for noodles. Day 5 Attapeu Province Say goodbye to Phi Phon and younger siblings. Continue the journey. The road is very muddy. Slippery all the way. Arrived in Attapeu City safely. Day 6 Attapeu Province - Sekong Province - Champasak Province In the morning, find local food to eat at the main Lao market 3, Attapeu Province. Visit Tad Huakhon Waterfall and Tad Faet Waterfall. In the evening, walk around the Lao Sekong Market. There are a lot of wild foods, both fish, fresh vegetables, fresh mushrooms. Day 7, Champasak Province, before returning to Thailand, stopped by 7-11 Laos for the first time! In Pakse, Champasak Province, walked through the Lao market, bought Lao durian, fresh vegetables to take back home.