I had an interesting night’s sleep. First up, there was a guy stacking bricks at about 11pm, then later, two people started arguing and then at 6:30am, there was singing and speeches broadcast through the loud speakers opposite. It’s always entertaining here. Consequently, I fell asleep again until nearly eight o’clock, woke up, ate and …
Today’s ride on Komoot An easy ride today, so it was another relaxed 8:30am start. We went through the tourist areas on our way out and again marvelled at the beauty of this place. We were brought to our senses as we turned onto a road beside the river though. It was bumpy and wet …
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Today’s ride on Komoot As far as exciting rides go, this was an unexciting day. The morning was ok, but in the afternoon, we were on some busy roads which I really didn’t enjoy. We had some fun sections through villages though. Often Komoot directed us through back alleys and lanes which was a change …
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Today’s ride on Komoot It was a wet start to the day even though it wasn’t actually raining where we were. The humidity from yesterday persisted and everything still felt damp. It was wet, so hardly any photos today. The Tet holiday is officially over and today is the first day back, so there were …
Today’s ride on Komoot The hotel was as bad as the reviews indicated, so we were out the door half an hour earlier than usual, in search of coffee. We tried at the curiously named “King of Drink” but had to settle for the Wild West Cafe. We left full of caffeine and drinking water …
Today’s first ride on Komoot Today’s second ride on Komoot I really enjoyed the day off in Tay Son, and it was nice to be here during the Tet Festival, but things will be easier when everything opens up again on Feb 23. I didn’t do much, just the usual washing and sleeping. I did …
Today’s ride on Komoot I’ve done this ride before but today couldn’t have been more different. For starters, it was cool and as we climbed up to the border, we were in a cloud. For the first time on this trip, it was rainy and cold. I hadn’t noticed much Vietnamese influence in Lak Sao …
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Today’s ride on Komoot I woke up tired and with mozzie bites on my fingers from shielding my face from the rotten little things. Needless to say, I wasn’t in my best form in the morning. We are still on the Thakek loop and today’s ride would take us through areas of sunken forest – …
Today’s ride on Komoot We’d spend today on the Thakek Loop which is a popular route for backpackers. The hotel also had dorms and motorbikes for hire, so the Loop is big business. We left town in some morning truck traffic on typical Laos roads = potholes and rocky bits every few hundred metres. The …
Today’s ride on Komoot I’m now used to early starts. I never thought I’d say that, but today’s 7am start after an early breakfast was fine. The morning colours as we left the guesthouse were stunning and we dodged potholes on our way into the local village where we turned right and tracked the Mekong …
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