January 16, 2025 - Khoun Kham to Hinboun (on Highway 13) - 99 kms - Icerin Guesthouse January 17, 2025 - Hinboun to Nakhon Phanom - 50 kms - The Square Hotel From Khoun Kham we climbed over a ridge and descended through a beautiful national park forest, complete with signs imploring people not to kill the animals or cut the vegetation. We even saw ...
Day 4: January 14th, 2025 - Lac Sao to Na Hin - 55kms - Phamarn View Guesthouse Day 5: January 15, 2025 - Na Hin - 0 kms - Phamarm View Guesthouse Ruth: For much of our trip we have been cycling against the prevailing wind, but Lac Sao was the turning point and I am looking forward to some tailwinds. After spending two nights ...
Day 2: January 12, 2025 - Ban Sankeo to Thalang - 35 kms - Mind House Bungalows Gord - It was a short ride today, although it did include a steep 400 metre climb. Once we were on the higher plateau we paralleled the shore of a large reservoir. Our guidebook describes the ride as jungle on one side of the road and the blight of ...
January 8, 2025 - Savannakhet - 0 kms - Savan Villa Hotel January 9, 2025 - Savannakhet to Xaybuly on Highway 13 - 61 kms - Souklamphan Guest House January 10, 2025 - Xaybuly to outside of Thakhet - 64 kms - Nana's Bungalows January 11, 2025 - Nana's to Ban Sangkeo - 68 kms Ruth: We passed under the Friendship Bridge north of Savannakhet ...
January 6, 2025 - Paksxong to Savannakhet - 72 kms - Savan Villa Hotel January 7, 2025 - Savannakhet - 0 kms - Savan Villa Hotel Gordon: We are spending a couple of nights in Savannakhet, Laos' second largest city. It attracts few foreign visitors, but it's a pleasant place to pass a few days. Much of the downtown area was built by the French ...
January 4, 2025 - Phetkamdy Nammakhod Guesthouse to Muang Thapangthong - 90 kms -Thounthavisak Guesthouse January 5, 2025 - Muang Thapangthong - Pakxong - 81 kms - Poumixai Guesthouse Cycling the back roads from Salavan through Muang Thapangthong and down to highway 13 is a world away from the more developed parts of Laos, and a galaxy away from the few places tourists visit. As ...
December 28, 2024 - Khong Chaim to Pakse, Laos - 71 kms - Le Jardin Hotel December 29, 2024 - Pakse to Champasak - 45 kms - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse December 30, 2024 - 30 kms day ride - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse Crossing a border into a new country is never easy. There is always a certain amount of anxiety around the process at the ...
December 25, 2024 - Det Udom to Khong Chiam - 84 kms - Baan Kieng Tawan Hotel December 26, 2024 - Khong Chiam - 43 kms day ride - Baan Kieng Tawan Hotel December 27, 2024 - Khong Chiam - 0 kms - Baan Kieng Tawan Hotel On Christmas Day we completed a longish ride (and rolled the tripometer through 1000 kms) to arrive in ...
December 23, 2024 - Khao Phra Wihan National Park to Ban Wari Udom - 45 kms - Kanthiya Garden Hotel December 24, 2024 - Ban Wari Udom to Det Udom - 54 kms - Saabpaiboon Grand Resort Our mood sobered quickly today when we passed a recent fatal accident. We know it was fatal because the body was still lying on the road bundled in ...
December 18, 2024 - Phanom Rung to Prasat - 69 kms - Thongpaeka Hotel December 19, 2024 - Prasat to Sangkha - 66 kms - Manee Sangkha Hotel December 20, 2024 - Sangkha to Ban Nong Khen - 69 kms - Terawadi Resort December 21, 2024 - Ban Nong Khen to Khao Phra Wihan National Park - 48 kms - Farm Stay December 22, 2024 ...