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Finishing the Loop With a Tour of Lao Bike Repair Shops

Oct 23, 2012 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

Rural Gas Station Laos
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

We hung out at Hin Poun Viewpoint at the top of the pass for a bit, admiring the view, taking pictures and enjoying some celebrity treatment at the hands of a group of Laotian college students on break. Basically that involved every one of us posing for various pictures with [read more…]

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

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: motorbike, central loop, Laos, Mekong, Tha Khaek

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: Mekong, Tha Khaek, motorbike, central loop, Laos

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