With due apologies to all you two-wheelers, Sunee & I just returned from three days in Laos via a Thai registered 4-wheeler. Crossed to Mueng Nguen from Huey Khon, Nan, no problem at all. Only caveat is that having a Lao visa in hand is MANDATORY, no visa-on-arrival availble. Crossing paperwork was efficient and quick enough.
Motored west not quite two hours to Xieng Hon, spent Monday night.
Tuesday back to 10 km short of Mueng Nguen to the new road north to the Mekong, under construction for most of it. Hit the Mekong in about one hour but upstream from Pak Beng, not where I'd expected the road to end. There's longtail boats there which offered to ferry us across the river for baht 3,000! Two longtails together. That wasn't in our plan so we declined. Sorry, I forgot to ask how much for a motorcycle trip. They said it's 17 km on the other side to Pak Beng by what looked like a new road. Do wonder, tho, why the road stops here rather than at Pak Beng?
Back to Mueng Nguen and an hour east to Hong Sa. Saw a couple Lao whom I'd not encountered for 42+ years, good rememberences over some Beer Lao.
Wednesday back to Mueng Nguen and only about 20 minutes of paperwork to get back to Thailand. RON at Nan now, back home to Thanyaburi tomorrow.
Will post some more stuff (including photos if I can figure out the posting method) in a couple of days.
Mac
Motored west not quite two hours to Xieng Hon, spent Monday night.
Tuesday back to 10 km short of Mueng Nguen to the new road north to the Mekong, under construction for most of it. Hit the Mekong in about one hour but upstream from Pak Beng, not where I'd expected the road to end. There's longtail boats there which offered to ferry us across the river for baht 3,000! Two longtails together. That wasn't in our plan so we declined. Sorry, I forgot to ask how much for a motorcycle trip. They said it's 17 km on the other side to Pak Beng by what looked like a new road. Do wonder, tho, why the road stops here rather than at Pak Beng?
Back to Mueng Nguen and an hour east to Hong Sa. Saw a couple Lao whom I'd not encountered for 42+ years, good rememberences over some Beer Lao.
Wednesday back to Mueng Nguen and only about 20 minutes of paperwork to get back to Thailand. RON at Nan now, back home to Thanyaburi tomorrow.
Will post some more stuff (including photos if I can figure out the posting method) in a couple of days.
Mac