

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...


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...


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...


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...


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....


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...


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...


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...


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...


Cycling to That Phanom - 53 km
As Ray was still on the way, Tim and I went cruisin' around Mukdahan a bit, first objective: a coffee shop! As usual, I hardly slept on...