1400km in 8 days.
Vientianne - Paksan : 128km
Paksan - Thavieng : 173km + 20km lost
Thavieng - Phonsavan : 122km + 20km (plain of Jars)
Phonsavan - Sam Nua : 222km
Sam Nua - Nong Khiew : 273km (in rain)
Nong Khiew - Pakbeng : 235km
Pakbeng - Thaxaong : 20km (by boat)
Thaxaong - Thong Sa : 43km (dirt/mud road)
Thong Sa - Sayaboury : 110km
Sayaboury - Luang Prabang : 110Km
Took a night train from Bangkok to Nong Khai to enter Laos trough Friendship Bridge.
Sleeping is very comfortable on these trains. This picture shows the opposite.
We met with our Vietnamese friend in Vientianne and rented 4 XR 250's...
Checked the bikes and off we went.
This is the dry season and the terrain is very dry
Some locals on one of our refreshing stops
/HuTRHxf9Vmc
Rice fields
Dinner on it's way....
Meal with the local police
Accident while crossing a stream. 1 broken finger!
Another fall by Jason where he fractured his rib and couldn't continue the trip
Waiting for the X-ray
Jason had to abandon the trip and took a taxi to recover in Luang Prabang were we will finish 6 days later.
/HnZ6p-XWwko
Plain of Jars - Archaeologists believe that the jars were used 1,500–2,000 years ago, by an ancient Mon-Khmerrace whose culture is now totally unknown. Most of the excavated material has been dated to around 500 BC–800 AD. Anthropologists and archeologists have theorized that the jars may have been used as funeral urns or perhaps storage for food.
/nbVA2twYjlU
Riding in the mist - 950m above sea level.
/KiNvYGMl5H8
Tiger territory. mmm... I wonder were the hell they were!
/GfvmR7oB6l0
Pakbeng - The road ended here. So we had to take the boat from here.
Drying our gear. Impossible task!!
/45obYNe-owA
Loading the bike on boat
/-epGkBgnp3s
/iUYeWGghmb8
We stopped at Thaxaong to start 43km of dirt road which was a mess since it rained for 24 hours the day before.
/1eBVC5uApKA
I had my first muddy fall but I managed to jump in time.
I was miles away from an ATM and money was becoming a problem
Luckily I managed not to break it. It just bend. I should have had an extra one!!
Luang Prabang - It's nice to have a hot shower at last!!!:freaky
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Vientianne - Paksan : 128km
Paksan - Thavieng : 173km + 20km lost
Thavieng - Phonsavan : 122km + 20km (plain of Jars)
Phonsavan - Sam Nua : 222km
Sam Nua - Nong Khiew : 273km (in rain)
Nong Khiew - Pakbeng : 235km
Pakbeng - Thaxaong : 20km (by boat)
Thaxaong - Thong Sa : 43km (dirt/mud road)
Thong Sa - Sayaboury : 110km
Sayaboury - Luang Prabang : 110Km
Took a night train from Bangkok to Nong Khai to enter Laos trough Friendship Bridge.
Sleeping is very comfortable on these trains. This picture shows the opposite.
We met with our Vietnamese friend in Vientianne and rented 4 XR 250's...
Checked the bikes and off we went.
This is the dry season and the terrain is very dry
Some locals on one of our refreshing stops
/HuTRHxf9Vmc
Rice fields
Dinner on it's way....
Meal with the local police
Accident while crossing a stream. 1 broken finger!
Another fall by Jason where he fractured his rib and couldn't continue the trip
Waiting for the X-ray
Jason had to abandon the trip and took a taxi to recover in Luang Prabang were we will finish 6 days later.
/HnZ6p-XWwko
Plain of Jars - Archaeologists believe that the jars were used 1,500–2,000 years ago, by an ancient Mon-Khmerrace whose culture is now totally unknown. Most of the excavated material has been dated to around 500 BC–800 AD. Anthropologists and archeologists have theorized that the jars may have been used as funeral urns or perhaps storage for food.
/nbVA2twYjlU
Riding in the mist - 950m above sea level.
/KiNvYGMl5H8
Tiger territory. mmm... I wonder were the hell they were!
/GfvmR7oB6l0
Pakbeng - The road ended here. So we had to take the boat from here.
Drying our gear. Impossible task!!
/45obYNe-owA
Loading the bike on boat
/-epGkBgnp3s
/iUYeWGghmb8
We stopped at Thaxaong to start 43km of dirt road which was a mess since it rained for 24 hours the day before.
/1eBVC5uApKA
I had my first muddy fall but I managed to jump in time.
I was miles away from an ATM and money was becoming a problem
Luckily I managed not to break it. It just bend. I should have had an extra one!!
Luang Prabang - It's nice to have a hot shower at last!!!:freaky
