17 Days Laos On Motorcycle
- Ceciliasophy
- Jan 10, 2020
- 19 min read
First Encounter of Laos
I have little knowledge about Laos even after my first trip on Jan 2019. It was a crisis relief mission at Attapeu for the flood caused by broken hydropower station dam at Sanamxay district (check out the stories and reflection on this mission here ). Laos has 3 international airports, the one closest to Attapeu is Pakse, is also approximately 6 hours road trip across the mountain winding road. After arriving at Attapeu, another 2 hours offroad drive of 40km into Sanamxay village for our distribution assignment. My first and only impression of Laos, was mountains and offroad.
I wasn't aware at all that the first part of the mountain route, about an hour from Pakse, is the beginning of the famous Bolaven Plateau loop, the coffee break at a coffee plantation is also a popular stop for people who explore the loop. During our return to Pakse after accomplishing the mission, we had a lunch stop at a decent tourist restaurant, I went to the souvenir shop next door and something caught my attention. A road sign magnet with a number. Only a true roadie will understand what this implies. Naturally I picked it up and asked the cashier why is this route so special? The lady explained Route 13 is the main route across North and South Laos which connect major cities and towns, many bikers enjoy riding through the route which also include the current route where the souvenir shop is located.
It was during this moment I made a promise that I shall return one day to discover this nation on 2 wheels.
Why Laos?
While Ironman and me were planning for my year end birthday ride, there were few options in our list. Philippines, India, ISAN Thailand, Indonesia and Laos. These places were shortlisted mainly due to their dry season (less rain), short distance from Malaysia and affordable expenditures. One of our goal in 2019 was to spend more time exploring SEA regions than other part of the world as we truly believe that these lands have so much potential. I always do lots of reading and survey and even have a ready list of attractions marked in my Google map. Among all, Laos was on top of my list but unfortunately not Ironman's.
How did we come to the critical decision point?
In Nov 2019 we flew to Chiang Mai for the annual Yee Peng sky lantern festival and took the chance to meet Ling Bhirada, a lady biker from Chiang Mai. She shared and highly recommended about her riding adventure to Si Phan Don, aka Four Thousand Islands, an archipelago in Mekong river at southern Laos. It was during that interesting engagement over the coffee table, Ironman decided to set Laos as our year end destination.
Hooray! The most challenging part of decision making was done. Next would be actions within short turnaround but no worries, I am excellent in planning and executing! LOL!
The Adventure Begins
A total distance of 2500km from South to North was clocked in 17 days via various mode of transports including motorcycles, buses, mini vans and bicycle. The most interesting and rewarding one was no doubt ( without second thought) the 1300km motorcycle journey.
Below is the detail itinerary which include POI ( Points Of Interest), cost and some fun stories about our adventure.
Day 1 Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok - Pakse
We begin from South, moved towards Central and wrapped our trip at North. The one way expedition was a perfect solution for time limitation however also mean we had to spend boring long hours on public transfers to get to the towns where we planned for our ride.
Pakse has nothing super interesting but it is a hub in South Laos where people arrive and sort out tours and transports to visit attractions out of Pakse, including the Bolaven Plateau loop, Si Phan Don and Wat Phu. After settling down, we tuk tuk to Miss Noy, a good rated motorbike rental shop owned by a French-Laos couple at main street of Pakse. Miss Noy the Laos wife was very upfront on the non-negotiable rental rates as November and December were the peak seasons for tourists but in return they were patient in providing useful information and map of the loop, the bikes performance were also satisfying.
Day 2 Pakse - Si Phan Don - Pakse
POI: Khon Phapheng waterfall, Don Khon Island, Liphi waterfall
This was the day tour to Four Thousand Islands. The first leg was covered by 3 hours bus and we switched to a tuk tuk which brought us to Khon Phapheng waterfall, the biggest cascaded waterfall in SEA. We were expecting a giant waterfall like Niagara waterfall however it was nothing close. Instead it was formed by many small waterfalls and to be exact I think the best to describe is widest, not biggest or tallest. So, its a 5 star recommendation from me😊
After an hour exploring the waterfall, we picked up by the tuk tuk and sent us to the jetty at Nakasong Village for boat transfer to Don Khon, one of the key islands in Four Thousands Islands where Li Phi waterfall lies. The tour include bicycle around the island but we were too smart to negotiate with the ground agent and top up a minimal fee to exchange for a motorbike. Never try never know :) Glad we did that as we only have one hour to ride through 16km return offroad and visit Li Phi waterfall.
Day 3 Pakse - Tad Lo ( Bolaven Plateau Loop)
POI: Tad Fane waterfall, Tad Champee waterfall, Tad Etu waterfall, Tad Yuang Waterfall, Tad Pha Suam waterfall, Tad Hang Waterfall, Tad Lo waterfall
Bolaven Plateau loop was one of the riding highlights I looking forward to. It is a paradise for waterfall lovers as its a home to a total of 22 accessible waterfalls (may be more....)
The loop usually is done within 2 days on smaller loop and more than 4 days on bigger loop. We were very positive and adventurous to aim for the big loop on 3 days. ( Excuse me, we are a frequent biker ok?! LOL)
The recommended route is travelling clockwise and this was our initial plan. We made a last minute change after finding out an international Bolaven trail run was happening at Tad Fane and we would really want to experience this. So we traveled anti-clockwise for first 60km, covered 4 waterfalls nearby ( Tad Fane, Tad Champee, Tad Etu and Tad Yuang) and rode clockwise to back on track again.
The stop at first waterfall Tad Fane not only brought us to vibrant energy of the trail run event, it also led us to an unexpected activity of zipline across the waterfall. I have not experience zipline before so Ironman insisted that I should do it. There were total 4 ziplines and the first and longest zipline was the most awesome one as it flew right on top of the fall which gave me the super jaw dropping view of the whole area not only the fall but the valley, mountain and jungle.
It is beyond words to describe how epic and fascinating all these waterfalls are. They will proof you so wrong If you think these waterfalls are just nothing special but water flushing down from mountains. I have seen too many of these over my years of travel and trust me, you don't want to miss them!
No tourist at Tad Champee, have the waterfall all by ourselves
Double rainbow and view point at Tad Yuang, one of my favourite waterfall.
Tad Pha Suam, the rectangular rock formation at waterfall is so unique.
Tad Etu, Tad Hang and Tad Lo
Day 4 Tad Lo - Tad Tayicsua ( Bolaven Plateau Loop)
POI: Tad Faed waterfall, Tad Tayiscua waterfall
This day, lazy bug hit us and we just want to relax and chill on our riding, only stopped for a Tad Faed waterfall for lunch break.
We had a challenge after lunch as the 30km new route heading towards the last town before homestay was unidentified in Google map ( in Map.me too). We were looking out for road signs but missed it as it was blocked by trees. Overshooting about 15km, we asked a local from the grocery store and she pointed us a direction. We found the route and it was the best scenic mountain ride of the whole loop. The road was newly paved ( but certain parts are broken, bumpy, sandy due to huge trucks travelling in and out of many hydropower stations along the way), we enjoyed the ride very much until arriving the town.
The sky was getting dark, the last 15km offroad to Tad Tayiscua accommodation was very dusty and adventurous. We were risking as we did not have any booking of the guesthouse and the ride into middle of the jungle had no other lodging, residence and stores. We were riding as fast as we could to make it before sunset and God blessed us there were still some rooms left otherwise we either rode the same way out in cold darkness or simply rest in the common area without warm facilities throughout the whole night.
That night was freezing cold even in a wooden chalet with 2 layers of warm clothing and blankets!
Day 5 Tad Tayicsua - Pakse ( Bolaven Plateau Loop)
POI: Jarou Yere waterfall, Jarou Halang waterfall, Paksong Highland Coffee Estate
Started the day with hikes to 3 of 7 waterfalls around the guesthouse. The most famous Tad Tayicsua was no longer an easy hike as the trail wasn't maintained well, almost impossible and not encouraged unless one is really determined and adventurous to explore his own trail. We returned half way to the base and explored Jarou Yere and Jarou Halang with the Switzerland solo traveller Marius met over the dinner a night before.
After the hike, we bid farewell to Marius as he would be heading to Champasak for Christmas eve with another 2 female travelers from French. We continued our journey back to Pakse, had a coffee break at Paksong Highland coffee estate and spent the Christmas eve attending a mass at the only Catholic Church in town.
Last year we celebrated Christmas eve with Thailand Catholics at a Church at Pai with the hill tribes during our KL to Mae Hong Son loop of 19 days. It was an unforgettable experience to share the joy with people of same believes despite we do not speak the same language. This year we celebrated Christmas in Laos way, it was another unique experience to witness how Christians from different parts of the world with different cultures came together for this special occasion.
Day 6 Pakse - Thakhek
It was a boring 5 hours bus transfer from Pakse to Thakhek. Thakhek was another highlight of the trip with its must do Thakhek loop.
Arrived Thakhek around 2pm, settled down and sorted out bike rentals for next day.
Wang Wang motorbike rental price was one of the lowest in town, however their bikes were not in good condition. Just few doors away, Mad Monkey bike rental has better bikes and accessories with higher rates, but they did not have our preferred bikes.
Day 7 Thakhek - Thalang ( My favourite Thakhek Loop!)
POI: Tham Pa Suam cave, Nam Theun 2 visitor center, Orchid Path reservoir viewpoint
Tham Pa Suam is aka as Buddha cave, only 15km out of Thakhek town, however most of it is unpaved road. We found the cave was just average as we have seen more special ones but the pond with limestone background half way through the trail was quite impressive.
The ride after this throughout the whole loop was truly awesome. Unlike Bolaven loop, Thakhek loop offered countless sexy corners, stunning limestone mountains and the most jaw dropping was the magtitude of Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric station reservoir extend more than 450 square km over the province.
We visited Nam Theun 2 visitor center which provided us a better knowledge of how this development changes the future of Laos. It was truly an eye opening experience to witness the growth of this nation.
We don't have many stops in our plan today so we made a stop at the Orchid path reservoir viewpoint, it was recommended by the intern from Nam Theun 2 visitor center. To reach the view point, it took us almost 40 minutes and it wasn't easy at all, but the reward was an unblocked paranoma reservoir landscape from the top, imagine this whole area was once land and mountains.... Amazing...!
Day 1 of the loop, I am already in love.
Day 8 Thalang - Kong Lo ( My favourite Thakhek Loop!)
POI: Nam Theun 2 reservoir, Buddha sand Rock, Cool Spring
The morning ride started with miles and miles of reservoir along the way. We were totally stunned by the beauty of mother nature and happy for the communities who living in harmony with this development.
So close to missing them after a joyful corner sweeping down the hill, there are few carved Buddha statues on the wall the sand rock, they seems like blessing the road users as they are located right at that winding narrow sexy corner where the perfect blind spot is. So, if you stop for a picture, do be careful for cars coming from both sides.
We made a stop at Cool Spring, I was quite excited and ready for a cold dip in the spring water. But Ironman wasn't feeling well, guess he caught a cold and had fever. He laid at the wooden bench underneath the tree right on the top of the cool Spring and dozed off for a while. I didn't go down into the water but took a walk around the pool and still happy to feel water with my hands. Lol, like a small kid. The water was super cold, it does require huge courage to soak our body into it🤣
The scenic into Cool Spring.
Day 9 Kong Lor - Thakhek ( My favourite Thakhek Loop!)
POI: Kong Lor cave, The rock limestone viewpoint
We were suppose to complete the Kong Lor cave tour yesterday but we arrive behind schedule. Having said that, we were prepared to have an adventurous night ride back to Thakhek Town but let's not allow that to affect our mood for the day. Go with the flow!
Kong Lor cave is a detour of 60km from the main loop. It is famous for its underground river and dramatic Karst formation. We headed to the entrance as early as 8am before the crowd came. Every group of tourists were assigned with a boat man who would bring you across (not just in and out but across, as the underground river stream flow through to the other side of the cave). This cave reminded us of Puerto Princesa UNESCO underground river at Philippines, that attraction has thousands tourists flood in, endless long queues, fancy audioguides, noise restrictions, one way in and out underground river ride and overrated price, it was very commercialize and overpromoted to us. But Kong Lor cave, it is a true wonder no less than Puerto Princesa cave. Its so authentic, humble and untouch. What we love about this tour was the level of activities involved including helping the boat man to push his boat upstream, walking on the sandy beach admiring stalagmites and stalactites, oh oh oh and the best part was at the other end of the cave, we were welcomed by a village, where we rented bicycles and did an hour loop around it!
Definitely a 5 star must do at Thakhek loop!
When we return to Kong Lor entrance it was almost noon. We quickly packed and farewell to the resort owner Kosy (amazing humble host with an unusual background, check out his resort under the Accomodation session, highly recommended) and hit the road for our next looking forward activity, the limestone viewpoint zipline!
The ride starting from here was still winding but with more risks as there were many big trucks sharing the road. As a result, they also cause damages to the roads which bikers have to stay extremely alert. Arrived at the viewpoint around lunch time, had a quick lunch and off we went for the adventure. We have done the zipline at Tad Fane so the one we were more interested was the spider net walk. The whole tour include ziplines, spider net, ferrata and walking bridge, all these are built on and across the limestone mountains aimed to give adventure seekers a unique taste of limestone mountain experience. It's about 2 hours and it blown us away. Oh did I mention its my birthday? 😜
After this it's a 130km ride back to town to end the loop, and it's 5pm! We pushed our limit to cover as far as we can before the sun completed set at 5.30pm, there wasn't any lamp post! Then we realized, few more things added to our challenge. Ironman's bike exhaust screw dropped off, the exhaust was still attached with the bike only because of the single pipe that was still holding on. Plus his front light wasn't working! Oh and last but not least my fuel indicator also not functioning! (This is why I said earlier the bikes were all not in good conditions) Ironman proposed I became the road captain leading the way with my front light, alert him whenever there were uneven road so he could avoid them before the exhaust completely fell off after the bumps, I also have to control my distance from observing through side mirrors so he would not fall far behind and able to see the way through my lights.
So it was a forever 3 hours 60km per hour shivering dark ride back to town. Flying insects smashing into our helmet visor, car and truck lights from opposite direction blinded my vision, poor visibility of road signs.... When we finally get to the town, we were too exhausted, I caught a flu and all we wanted was a hot shower. Ironman then reminded me it's my birthday, we should have a nice decent dinner to celebrate it, also the survival of that risky night ride. Ironman toasted a compliment on my breakthrough and thank me for leading him safe to home.
Oh, what an eventful, memorable and emotional birthday! 🥂
Day 10 Thakhek - Vientiane
6 hours bus journey was nothing else but boring. Lucky we have life saving Kua ci🤣
There were still something interesting like how the locals transport their kap zais into the bus luggage storage, yea, Laos transport can carry anything! Oh and when the seats are full, the passengers who hopped in half way can sit inside the luggage storage area! Or some temporary plastic stools placed on the center walk way. What?!?
We didn't explore Vientiane much as it was just a pitstop for transfer to Vang Vieng. We even skipped the famous Patuxai Monument. However, we at least strolled through the night market along Mekong river and a few setups of New year eve count down event reminded us a new decade is just days away!
Day 11 Vientiane - Vang Vieng
About 4 hours minivan to Vang Vieng, this is a hippy entertaining town with lots of energy. Basically there are just few streets at the main area and the whole area is powered by tourists.
Sorted out our bike started exploring the nearby areas. It's about sunset and the many flying hot air balloon caught our attention. We accelerated to chase the balloons as Ironman was very keen to find out how they would be landing. The balloons didn't have a fixed landing area, as they were all depending on the wind. We chased to the extend where we have to skip the main road and rode into areas without clear path. There was once I need to get off the bike to explore the road to make sure the bike could get through. Quite a fun activity riding around just to catch the balloon! Our hardwork paid off as we were rewarded with a landed balloon, met the GM and offered us a discount flight on the next evening! (Bonus!!!) Yippie!
Day 12 Vang Vieng
POI: Blue Lagoon 5, Blue Lagoon 6, hot air balloon
I wanted to hike the famous Nam Xay viewpoint as it seems to be a must check in place. The challenge at this area was the long distance offroad to most of the spots. When we arrive at the entrance, it was about noon and the sun was burning our skin. Ironman proposed to enjoy the hot sun in Blue Lagoon and left the hike later when it's not so taxing. We headed to Blue Lagoon 5, according to Internet it has least tourist, but when we arrived, there were already two full tuk tuks of tourists getting ready in their bikinis and swimming suit for a cool dip in the pool.
Despite that, we still enjoy the pool, Ironman did a jump from the cliff shouting out his new year greetings where I was floating on a tube recording his jump. The crowd cheered with him! Lol.
We skipped again Nam Xay hike as we want to make it on time for our hot air balloon ride.
It was quite an interesting experience to see how the crew take off and land the balloon manually. The ground crew is very important to ensure we don't take off before the balloon is fully floated with air and during landing they have to track where the balloon is, chase and quickly grab the ropes throw from the air before the balloon fly off again. The take off and landing were the funniest part compare to the ride in the air. Lol!
New year eve with my first hot air balloon ride.
It was new year eve and during our time at Blue Lagoon, we met a solo female traveler Maryanne from Singapore. We invited her to have dinner together and bar hopping after that for countdown.
We had a great time counting down, party and dancing through the eve at a river beach side club, together with all the tourists around the world. Oh and Ironman did some salsa moves with me to heat up the floor!
Day 13 Vang Vieng
POI: Paramotor flight
We have no plan on first day of 2020 other than my first ever paramotor flight. It wasn't in our schedule until we came across the airport yesterday when we were riding to the Lagoon. We were attracted to the people who were flying the parachute from the ground and met Anthony, the only certified flight instructor and pilot in Laos, who was conducting flight training for his students. He attended to our questions and we decided to do it the next day evening.
Upon our arrival, Anthony shared his passion and expertise about flying the machine and how he ended up here running the flight business. He showed us the machine and explained lots of technical knowledge which Ironman found it really interesting.
As there was only one pilot, each flight can only take one passenger. The best time to fly is the golden sunset hour, Ironman was so sweet to volunteer to fly first so I can catch the best timing to fly later. However just half way through his flight, the sunset decided to speed up. Ironman once again volunteered to reduce his flight time so I can quickly experience the golden hour flight.
It was indeed an experience beyond words to describe can describe. Totally different from the balloon ride as I was hugged by the golden sky and all my senses are triggered by the wind, sunset, scenery underneath my feet. We flew over Nam Xay peak which we supposed to hike yesterday, the hikers waved to us and that feeling was AWESOME!
Truly no regrets and thank you so much to Ironman who always give me his best♥️
While we sit on the swing enjoying the last few moment of sunset after the flight,
Ironman said: let's learn to fly this machine one day!
Me: ON!
Day 14 Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang
POI：Glamping at Green Jungle Park, Hoi Khua waterfall, Luang Prabang night market
Approximately 4 hours minivan transfer to Luang Prabang. This part of the route was truly scenic. Would recommend to do this by motorbike if there is chance.
Luang Prabang is the last stop before we end our trip. We have seen many waterfalls, caves, temples (in other countries) and did many adventurous activities including ziplines, hike, ride, sky rides etc. At the last stop of our journey, we just want to slow down the pace and relax.
The first day at Luang Prabang, we opted for something really off the beaten, crossed Mekong river by ferry, rode straight into the jungle and glamp. This side has very minimal tourists and activities apart. It was too quiet as we were the only guests in the camping park. At night we couldn't find any restaurants in 20km up to the jetty and we decided to cross the river back to the happening tourist district for dinner. Lol!
Day 15 Luang Prabang
POI: Kuang Si Waterfall, bear rescue center
Spent a night in jungle and back to town for the must visit Kuang Si Waterfall.
We begin with hiking up all the way to the highest fall and continue hiking to the source of the fall. Kuang Si Waterfall is indeed fascinating, it cascaded down few kms to many layers, each layers fill with crystal clear touquise blue water, tourists are allowed to swim in some of the pools too!
Despite it was flooded with tourists, it is still a 5 star recommendation from me😊
Day 16 Luang Prabang
POI: Pak Ou Cave
Today was the last full day in Laos. We didn't have specific plan but since it's a full day, we rode to another famous spot, Pak Ou Buddha cave. To access the cave, one has to take a boat ride across the river and an easy stairs hike to the two entrances of the cave. We find it below average, not well maintained, and it could not WOW us like how Kong Lor did. So we did a quick visit and return to the shore for floating boat lunch.
Return to town, had a 2 hours Laos massage and wrap our trip with again my favourite Laos hotpot bbq. Perfect ending!
Day 17 Back to Home Sweet Home
Accommodations
Majority of the accommodations were reserved online via Agoda.com, especially the first night of arrival of each town. The following nights were left open as we would like to have some flexibility of choosing better stay after we explore around.
As December is the peak season, it would be recommended to book in advance, especially to reserve rooms with better deal. We came across few times when the rooms were sold out and whats left were the family suite, executive suite etc.
Places out of town at rural areas are difficult to book in advance as they are mainly family run guesthouses which do not advertise online. Do allow some buffer in the day to explore around and find the stay before night fall.
The ones in red are my favourite picks and definitely recommended to all!
Pakse Champasak Grand Hotel (Agoda) - Local 5 star fronting Mekong river
Intouch Riverside Hotel (Referral) - New, clean and affordable rooms fronting Mekong river. This was recommended by a beautiful Laos lady Jeab who sit next to our table during our Thai BBQ dinner in KL. She helped us to translate our request to the Thai speaking employee and we chat further from there. We told her we will be visiting Pakse in few days time and she told us her family run a hotel at Pakse and offerred us to stay there if we wish to. After check out the hotel in Pakse, we contacted her to express our interest in booking 2 nights stay. In KL, She contacted her brother Luat, the hotel manager to arrange the stay. Unbelievable! How fate has brought us together! We continue to keep in touch after the trip, I also recommended some of my friends to stay there during their trip to Pakse.
Tad Lo Lodge (Agoda) - The best and nearest accommodation at Tad Lo waterfall.
Tad Tayiscua Guesthouse (Walk in) - Far from town but the only one nearest to Tad Tayiscua and the other 6 waterfalls. We did not make any booking arrangement, tried our luck during arrival and thank God there were still rooms left!
Thakhek
Le Bouton Dor Boutique Hotel (Agoda) - The best Mekong riverfront hotel
Sabaidee GuestHouse (Walk in) - Budget stay at Thalang. Will try Phousy Thalang Guesthouse next round which is reservoir front.
The Kong Lo View Hotel (Agoda) - High end accommodation nearest to the cave. Very clean and owner Kosy is very customer focused, went extra mile to support us and impressive people engagement.
Inthira Thakhek (Agoda) - Affordable aged hotel right at the center of busy tourist street, walking distance to few bike rental shops, restaurants, laundry and Mekong river.
Vientiane
Chanthapanya Hotel (Agoda) - Affordable aged hotel near the busy tourist area, walking distance to night market.
Vang Vieng
The Elephant crossing hotel (Agoda) - Affordable aged river front hotel, currently running some renovation, noisy during day time.
Inthira Vang Vieng (Agoda) - Luxury river fronting hotel. Chic and contemporary design with beautiful river and mountain view.
Luang Prabang
Luxury Camping @ Green Jungle Park (Agoda) - Affordable glamping experience in Chomphet district far from busy tourist downtown.
Golden Lotus Namkhan View (Walk in) - Affordable riverfront guesthouse with authentic architecture. Rooms above ground floor offer an open view of river, spacious and clean. Walking distance to busy tourist street.
YOLO investment
Below are some major investments for the trip:
Motorbike rental (per day, red is recommended)
Pakse @ Miss Noy - 110cc scooter KIP 90,000, 125cc scooter KIP 100,000
Thakhek @ Wang Wang- 110cc scooter KIP 90,000, 125cc scooter KIP 120,000
Vang Vieng - 110cc scooter KIP 80,000
Luang Prabang @ Anousay- 110cc scooter KIP 70,000
Transport
Pakse to Thakhek via VIP bus - KIP 90,000
Thakhek to Vientiane via Express bus - KIP 95,000
Vientiane to Vang Vieng via minivan - KIP 80,000
Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang via minivan - KIP 80,000
Tour
Si Phan Don day tour - KIP 280,000
Tad Fane Zipline - KIP 360,000 (USD40)
Kong Lor Cave tour - KIP 65,000
The Rock Limestone zipline - KIP 270,000 (USD30)
Hot Air Balloon - KIP 675,000 (USD75)
Paramotor flight - KIP720,000 (USD80)
Total
All in 17 days investment was approximately RM5300 ( equivalent to KIP 10,600,000, or USD 1200) including bike rental, fuel, transport, parking, tour, accommodation, food, airticket and others, an average spending of RM300 per day, which is quite affordable comparing to other SEA countries.
Average conversion rate was KIP1,000 : RM 0.50, USD 1 : KIP 9,000
Summary
Laos totally blow me away. Its a country blessed with so much natural resources and its truly a gem in SEA. It is still very backwards, without advance infrastructure, highways, railway systems etc, travelling around this nation with affordable price is no doubt time consuming and limited options. But it is all worth it. I'm so lucky to have discovered this country at this timing, when it is still simple and original.
I have my most favourite riding checked in this country, Thakhek loop, wish I will return again showing your wonders to more people. God bless this beautiful land.
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