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On the Dusty Road Again

Oct 6, 2012 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Laos Motornike Loop Countryside
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

The next morning we got some breakfast, then spent an hour at the bike repair place waiting for our new tire. Naturally the whole family hung around and waited with us, offering us beer at eight in the morning before a long day of riding motorbikes. I guess years of watching backpackers [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: transportation, motorbike, central loop, bad roads, Laos

Monkeying Around on the Motorbike Loop

Sep 29, 2012 by Daniel McBane 5 Comments

Monkey on Laos Motorbike Loop
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

After the statue cave, we saw another cave. I can’t remember a single thing about it, so it must have been spectacular. Moving on…. Our next stop was a lake located a few kilometers off the main highway down a dirt road. It was our first experience with dirt roads on our [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: Laos, transportation, animals, monkeys, motorbike, central loop

Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Gas

Sep 25, 2012 by Daniel McBane 5 Comments

Old Gas Patrol Pump Laos
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

At the rental place, we tried to get the owner to pay for the tube that had to be replaced, but shockingly, he refused. He claimed that we had agreed we would pay for any damage to the tires, which was technically true, but we understood that to mean we would pay to have [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: central loop, Laos, transportation, motorbike

Big Mac Set? Never Heard of It. We Do Have a Big Ma Set…

Sep 20, 2012 by Daniel McBane 2 Comments

Ripped Off McDonald's Sign

Are you opening a burger place, but can’t afford a food photographer? Just take a picture of a McDonald’s menu and use a black marker to hide any mentions of Mc or Mac, a red marker to cover the golden arches on the french fry boxes and voilà! Problem solved. Here’s the full sign, found […]

Filed Under: Funny Photos, Laos Tagged With: food, funny image, funny signs, Laos, Vang Vieng

Still in Tha Khaek – At Least the Mekong Was Beautiful

Sep 15, 2012 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

Sunset Mekong Tha Khaek Laos
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

The next morning we got up early and went to a nearby bike shop we had scouted out the night before to get some bikes. The standard recommendation for the motorbike ‘loop’ is to rent bikes from the owner of the Tha Khaek Travel Lodge, the guest house I mentioned in the first [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: Mekong, Tha Khaek, motorbike, central loop, Laos

Tha Khaek – Why Are We Here?

Sep 11, 2012 by Daniel McBane 12 Comments

WaterfrontMekongThaKhaek
This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

Laos is a great country to rent a motorbike and cruise the countryside. With nowhere near the traffic of neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, you actually stand a pretty good chance of surviving. And with nowhere near the number of scammers, you might even get a decent bike for a fair price. We didn’t [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: Laos, Mekong, Tha Khaek, motorbike, central loop

How to use a toilet

Jun 9, 2012 by Daniel McBane 1 Comment

How To Use A Toilet

Finally a hotel considerate enough to inform me how to use a toilet—all these years I’ve been doing it wrong. When I think of all the slips and falls and wet shoes and bruised butt-cheeks that could have been avoided…….. But, seriously—why is this in English? Are western tourists really the problem?

Filed Under: Funny Photos, Laos Tagged With: funny signs, Vientiane, funny image, Laos, toilet

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