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Cambodia: Kratie > Phnom Penh
Dec 5-9 2022 | Onwards to Phnom Penh. Overall a fairly dull highway ride from Kratie. But great to be riding into PP, one of my favorite...
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Laos: Nakasong > Kratie & Chlong - Entered Cambodia
Dec 4-5 | After five days at Don Det Island and 3.5 weeks in Laos (longer than planned, but shorter than desired), Cambodia was next on...
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Laos: Pakse > 4000 Islands
Laos | Nov 30 - Dec 5 After 3 weeks in Laos, the final stop at Don Det in the 4000 Islands ( Si Phan Don ) was a major, if not the,...
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Laos: Pakse > Bolavean Loop
Nov 29 2022 | A major draw of Pakse is start/end of the Bolaven or Southern Loop, another of Laos famous motorcycle journeys (or...
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Laos: Savannakhet > Pakse
Nov 28-30 2022 | Departing Savannaket, I discovered a major error with Google Maps (which had been wonky in Laos, no big suprise)....
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Laos: Thakhek > Savannakhet
Nov 27-28 | The ride here was the best highway experienced thus far in Laos, much of it done in 6th gear. Had no plan to stop here, but...
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Laos: Thalang > Thakhek - Thakhek Loop
Nov 26-27 2022 | Decision of day was to ride short two hours to Thakhek, or a bone-numbing six hours further south. Read up about...
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Laos: Na Hin > Khong Lor Cave > Thalang - Thakhek Loop
Nov 25-26 | Departed Na Hin for Khong Lor Cave, though caves (temples, waterfalls) are not top on my list of must do activities. But this...
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Laos: Vientiane > Na Hin - Thakhek Loop
Nov 24-25 2022 | Decided to do the Thakhek Loop, the most famous motorcycle trip in Laos, the local equivalent of the Mae Hong Son Loop...
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Laos: Vang Vieng > Vientiane
Describes the solo ride from Vang Vieng to Vientiane, and stay there. Part of a 4-month solo SE Asia motorcycle journey on a Singapore-registered BMW 310gs.
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Laos: Luang Prabang > Vang Vieng
Nov 20-22 2022 | This ride was completely off the charts, the best one yet on my whole trip. From about 50 KM out of the Luang Prabang,...
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Laos: Phonsavan > Luang Prabang - North East Loop
Describes the solo motorcycle ride from Phonsavan, home of the Plain of Jars, to Luang Prabang, on Laos', "North-east Loop".
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Laos: Muang Hiam > Phonsavan - North East Loop
Nov 15-17 2022 After the uneventful stay at Muang Hiam, the next stop on the North East Loop was Phonsavan, home to the Plain of Jars. To...
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Laos: Nong Khiaw > Muang Hiam - North East Loop
Nov 14-15 2022 | A great, scene-filled, bone-crushing ride to Muang Hiam, aka "Dustville". The highlight here was meeting Swiss rider...
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Laos: Muang Xai > Nong Khiaw - North East Loop
Nov 12-14 2022 | So I decided to go east, rather than south. And the amazing ride and entry into Nong Khiaw proved I made the right...
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Laos: Luang Namtha > Muang Xai
Nov 11-12 2022 | A good intro to the mountain roads in Northern Laos: up and down; little traffic; great views; hill-tribe villages. One...
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Thailand: Chiang Rai > Luang Namptha - Entered Laos
Describes the border crossing in North Thailand to Laos by Singapore-registered bike on solo ride.
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Thailand: Chiang Mai > Chiang Rai
Nov 7-10 2022 | Next up Chiang Rai, a place I have previously been to, but have no memory of. While there was a rural road option, I went...
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Thailand: Pai > Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son Loop
Nov 3-6 2022 | After a nice multi-day pit stop in Pai, I was stoked to be heading to Chiang Mai, thirty years since since my last visit....
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Thailand: Mae Hong Son > Pai - Mae Hong Son Loop
Oct 30 - Nov 1 2022 | Next leg of journey was on to Pai, nowadays possibly N. Thailand's premier backpacker destination. Interestingly,...
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