I took the 16-seater mini bus in the morning from Siem Reap and had an uncomfortable ride crossing the only border that is currency open between Cambodia and Laos. From the Laos side, I changed to another bus and sat for another 3 hours before I finally reached Pakse, south of Laos, at about 8pm.

I stayed in this Japanese owned FoRest Hotel & Restauarnt that has an onsen and provides Japanese breakfast for 2 nights. There is no much tourist attractions in the place where I stayed. I approached a travel agent and was told that I will be the only tourist if I want to have a day tour up to see the waterfall. I decided not to join the tour.

I also walked to the local market and had some good local food.

There is a big contrast on the buildings I saw while I was walking.