(written by Dave) First a word about dinner last night and the rat on a stick.  It turns out that small creatures on a stick must have been a speciality of Nam Thong.  There are probably a dozen restaurants lining the main street, which is really just highway 13.  We had trouble finding one that … Continue reading Dusty trails to Tha Khaek (105/10,287 ks)

(written by Dave) Today was our day for meeting fellow bicycle travellers. Around 11:00 when we pulled into our first possible destination, we were hailed to a cafe where we met Hans and Lieneke, a couple from Holland spending 6 weeks in SE Asia. We shared a meal with them and talked about routes. We … Continue reading Meeting more tourists into Nam Thong (95/10,182 ks)

(written by Nancy) With the aid of our sleeping bag liners we made it through the night.  The ant population remained steady overnight but they seemed to mind their own business.  Dave put his hand on the sink and it almost came off the wall so we did not linger this morning after a quick … Continue reading Easing into Laos – Thabok to Paksan (55/10,087k)

(written by Nancy) We were up early and had brekkie in the room - our fresh croissants were not as crispy this morning having sat overnight but they were still tasty and better than 7-11 banana cake any day. We left the hotel at 7:20 with no clouds in the sky and the temperature already … Continue reading Sabaidee! – Vientiane to Thabok (95/10,032 ks)

(Written by Dave) First up let me report to all email subscribers that we did post yesterday but our web hosting “new email on post” service was down.  So, no one received a notice of the post.  If you want to read yesterday's post, you can get to it by clicking on the link “Tourist … Continue reading Last day in Vientiane

(Written by Dave) Today's goal was to cover the Lonely Planet Vientiane bicycle tour route.  We made it about half way through before we fell to the heat and called it a day.  They said that it would take 4 hours but we were either too slow or we took too many photos.  Admittedly, we … Continue reading Tourists in Vientiane

(written by Nancy) We finally dragged ourselves away from the Mut Mee Guesthouse in Nong Khai this morning and made our way into our 5th country on this trip – Laos! We left early to try to avoid the rush at the border but first stopped at a German bakery in Nong Khai for a quick pastry to see … Continue reading Crossing over the Mekong into Laos (28/9937k)