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30 June 2019
The next part of our journey takes us north to the Vietnam border, which is about 5 days away all being well. We have had many iterations of our plan for this part of our ride through Laos, as there are lots of different routes – most of which include some big hills. After our […]
24 June 2019
Wed 19 June. Vang Vieng to Kasi Camping (in the hills). 80km. We departed our lodgings in Vang Vieng at 6am with some trepidation about the route that lay ahead of us. There were big grey rain clouds in the sky and it was the start of what we guessed would a few tough days …although […]
20 June 2019
* gurt lush in the southwest of England means something is really really good!! So, having picked up our passports from the Vietnamese embassy, including the all important 3-month visas, we were free to leave Vientiane. Other people have mentioned that there’s not much to do here and as tourist sites go this is true. […]
16 June 2019
10 – 14 June 19 – Vientiane, Laos Vientiane is 35 kilometres from the Thai border, and as soon as we arrived a few interesting things happened…. The first is that we instantly became millionaires! The currency, the Lao Kip has 11,000 to £1, meaning that a £150 ATM withdrawal gave us 1.5 million Kip, […]
13 June 2019
The invisible barrier that we cross when we go from country to country is a very strange phenomenon that we have mentioned quite a lot in the past. Entering and exiting Myanmar we have seen some of the biggest changes of our trip, specifically exiting into Thailand, which has given us plenty to talk about. […]
11 June 2019
Friday 7 June 19 – Wang Suphung to Nong Bua Lam Phu – 84km The overall standard of our accommodation in Thailand has been excellent as well as cheap. The hotel we left today was probably the best so far and only cost around £10 – and although it was basic, it was clean, had […]