Off the beaten track!

Our crazy road trip around Thailand and Laos on a tricycle (saleng).
  • Saleng expedition #41
  • Oudomxai/Muang Xai > Luang Prabang
  • 192 km /119 miles

Day 2 of mountain driving in Northern Laos, still knackered and cold - but let's get it on! From Luang Namtha to Luang Prabang, 310 KM / 193 Miles! Click here for part 1!

Beautiful scenery again!!!

Lunch break! We finally found a 'proper' town! This seem to be the best place down the road! I didn't want to order the chopped bones and ingestions stuff so I tried the vegetables. Ended up with a plate of garden plants, super spicy chili paste and sticky rice with flies...

Another break, using the saleng as a baby box! :)

Road under construction! Eating dust, waiting and being sprayed on (with water)!

Very very tiring to keep the saleng in a straight line, especially with all the damaged road dips and holes in the concrete!

OOPS! After almost 200 KM /124 miles of mountain driving I crashed it into the woods! Luckily four locals stopped and pulled me out! Now we really need to get the saleng aligned at a mechanic shop!

OK, this bridge was possible not meant for us but we managed the shortcut! Made it to Luang Prabang alive!!!

To be continued, stay tuned!



  • 3717 km / 2310 miles done total
  • 2283 km / 1419 miles to go
  • 52 days done
  • 40 days to go
  • 29 provinces crossed
  • 16 provinces to go

Provinces:
Phuket - Phang Nga - Ranong - Chumphon - Prachuap Khiri Khan - Phetchaburi - Ratchaburi - Kanchanaburi - Suphanburi - Ayutthaya - Lopburi - Singburi - Chainat - Uthai Thani - Nakhon Sawan - Phichit - Phitsanulok - Sukhothai - Uttaradit - Phrae - Lampang - Lamphun - Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son - Chiang Rai - Bokeo - Luang Namtha - Udomxai - Luang Prabang - Vientiane (khwaeng) - Vientiane (prefecture) - Kamphaeng Nakhon Wieng Chan - Bolikhamsai - Khammuan - Nakhon Phanom - Mukdahan - Kalasin - Roi Et - Maha Sarakham - Buriram - Nakhon Ratchasima - Nakhon Nayok - Pathum Thani - Nonthaburi - Bangkok







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