The further I get to the North of Laos, the more I get the feeling of driving through China. People seem like a dark version of the Chinese, cars and trucks are made in China and all signs and advertisements are bilingual: in Lao and Chinese. Here and there I even see the communist red flag…
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The most beautiful city I have visited in recent months is undoubtedly Luang Prabang, located on the Mekong and the Nam Khan River. A Unesco World Heritage city with beautiful historic temples and many buildings from the time when Laos was still a colony of France. The city has a village feel and there is a lot to see…
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It's drizzling a bit when I leave Phonsavan, so you have to be careful as the road is often slippery with gravel and sand that vehicles drop as they come off the unpaved side roads. As soon as I'm outside the town it's dry and luckily it stays that way for the rest of the day….
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It rained last night and that makes the morning a pleasure. It is 25 degrees when I get on the bike and that even feels cool if you compare it to the 30 degrees that are normal in this period in the morning. I have a long drive of 340 km of mountain roads ahead of me so I…
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And indeed, today I have mountains in my route again. Of those typical Asian, gigantic boulders with steep mountain walls and almost always completely overgrown. The further north I get, the greener and more varied it becomes. It's beautiful to drive here. For the first time I also see other tourists, who are on a scooter in 3…
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I'm slowly overheating and try to avoid a headache, despite the fact that I drink a lot of water, by ordering iced coffee from a roadside restaurant. But the young lady who helps me doesn't even understand what I mean with the translation app and comes over with a hot cup of coffee and tea….
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The road to the Trapaingkriel border post is getting worse and worse. Large parts are red gravel but passable. Is this where the gravel of tennis courts comes from? There is only one border post between Cambodia and Laos, but when I arrived at the border post I am surprised that it is so quiet there. Within 10 minutes I received the stamps…
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I'm heading towards the border with Laos but it's too far to drive in one day. Accommodation options are few and far between in the north of Cambodia, but there is 1 hotel in Stung Treng that can be booked with Booking. From there it is only about 60 km to the only border post with…
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The motorcycle ride to Siem Reap is 320 km according to Google Maps, but my Garmin navigation keeps choosing another route, which is still 150 km longer. That makes me a bit restless during the ride because if a road is indeed closed, it means it will be a very long day…
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The more I learn about Cambodia's history, the more I feel for the people. For those who, like me, were not aware, briefly: From 1975 to 1979 there was a reign of terror here. Leader Pol Pot had the bright idea of getting Cambodia a…
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