While in Khon Kaen we spoke with a friend we met in Vientiane, Laos. Kish lives in Bangkok and has lived in Thailand for 6 years. Originally from London, we met Kish at the Thailand Embassy in Vientiane and swapped numbers after going out one night to a bar then to a club. We were […]
We got a late start from Vientiane and didn’t get to the border until near noon. We were worried about the cross over at lunch time. We soon found out that The Friendship Bridge from Laos to Thailand doesn’t close for lunch as we were previously told. We stood in line and ran into our […]
Today is the day we got to ride in a hot air balloon in Laos. This is another of our bucket list items and neither of us ever thought we would be doing this in Laos of all places. We looked into the particulars and found it costs about $65 USD each for one hour. A little […]
One of the most iconic Southeast Asia destinations is Vang Vieng and tubing down the Nam Song River. From the “Same Same, but Different” t-shirts we have seen all over Asia and the world, to the countless stories told, we were ready for this! We met up with our new friends from Australia, Rikki and Jesse, to go […]
We woke after the day from hell and decided that to take a shower in the same room as the squatty potty, would be counter-productive in staying clean. So we declined to bathe today. I got the bikes gassed up and I had a low front tire. I drove to the nearest shop and they […]
Pathet Lao History Lesson The organization under this name first appeared in 1950, when it was adopted by Lao forces under Prince Souphanouvong who was of the royal family of Lao, who joined the Viet Minh’s revolt against the colonial French authorities in Indochina during the First Indochina War. Prince Souphanouvong, who had spent seven […]
Today begins The Great SE Asia Motorbike Tour. We wanted to spend the next 2-3 months traveling all over asia in 100cc motorbikes. We are told from many that this is crazy and even impossible. We had some custom racks made to hold our bags from a local bike shop and feel that all of […]
Tomorrow morning we leave for our motorbike tour of Southeast Asia. We hear great things from just about everyone who has done it, or wished they had. We have procured our Laotian visas and are packed and ready to go. We spent much longer in Hanoi that originally planned with no regrets. We have said […]
Getting Plans In Order For Our Southeast Asia Trip Shelly and I are gearing up! I just got my motorcycle repainted and it looks great! Now I need to sell it. The money of said 1998 Harley Fatboy, will be some of my funding on the world trip we are about to begin. Only a […]