Thailand into Laos

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Adventure riding in south east Asia is big business, with dedicated shops opening in Thailand to help accessorize your bike for your adventure of a life time on the roads.

I have been living in Thailand for some time, and ride a 2012 Kawasaki Versys 650cc with a bunch of touring friendly accessories. Many trips have been made within Thailand, short camping in the jungle jaunts, and also long distance rides from the top to bottom of the country. There have even been a couple of rides over to islands just to mix things up a little.



My Visa was due for renewal so I saw this as an obvious opportunity to tackle the challenge of a boarder crossing on the bike and exploring a neighboring country for a few days. Laos was my obvious choice for this. To get from where I am living in Ban Pong Ratchaburi up to the boarder crossing into Vientiane from Nong Khai was done in a day, albeit a long day at nearly 10 hours of riding in the heat and wind.

A night in Nong Khai to relax after the long days ride was on the cards, with the intention of hitting the boarder early. Getting a hot shower unfortunately didn’t happen in the hotel I stayed in though.

With me missing my alarm wake-up to be at the boarder when it opened at 6am, I actually arrived at 8am, and by that time there was plenty of foot traffic, particularly from Visa Run tour buses which slowed me down. Read More OR Watch the Video on Youtube




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