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8. Riding The Rails: Vang Vieng - Nong Khai
The title is a bit of a misnomer as this is the only day without any train rides, sorry about that! I’m an early riser and continued...
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7. Riding The Rails: Vang Vieng
From a quartet we’d been reduced to a trio, not that mattered much as we all had traveled in various combinations before with usually the...
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6. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai - Vang Vieng
High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...
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5. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai
We left the station and while walking to the tuk-tuk stand, Tim asked which hotel we were supposed to go to. Good question, I’d sent a...
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Salt of the Earth
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to join a small tour group to Kanchanaburi and on the way through Samut Sakhon, we made a stop at...
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Red Creek
After our cycling trip along the Mekong (*) Tim's family drove to Mukdahan and brought us back to his house in Baan Huai Daeng, Kalasin....
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Return to Mukdahan - 54 km
The last cycling day of our trip had arrived, we checked out and cycled into town. Luckily our favorite breakfast place was open! The...
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Cycling Back to That Phanom - 62 km
We checked out, had a small patanko and coffee breakfast, and hit the road. The option of cycling the same way back didn't appeal much to...
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Cruisin' Around Nakhon Phanom
A full free day to wander around this riverside town as well as run some errands... Tim's bicycle needed repairs and one of his shoes was...
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Cycling to Nakhon Phanom - 61 km
The first task of the day, check out and hunt for breakfast, at the same time a good opportunity to walk around town. We wandered towards...