Off-Road from Huay Xai to Mueng Nguen

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Off-Road from Huay Xai to Mueng Nguen



Tough life in Laos

This is the dirt road route we took from Huay Xai to Pakbeng - 146km





5 of us did a quick trip into Laos, 3 on motorcycles, 2 in pick-ups.


Here crossing on the Ferry from Chiang Khong, Thailand into Huay Xai, Laos. Make sure you have your blank TM2 Thai vehicle forms with you or you'll have to get them from the main immigration office in Huay Xai town, they don't have them at the ferry ramp immigration office.

The Laos town of Huay Xai on the far side of the Mekong

This time stayed at the Oudomphone 2 Hotel, 80,000 kip for a fan room high season, not so bad

Decent rooms for the money'

Then dinner at the Riverside Houysay Hotel & Restaurant'

Food & company was excellent

Great views of Chiang Khong Thailand from the restaurant across the Mekong river

 

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Then off south east on the dirt road that links Huay Xai to Pakbeng Roughly 150km with some sections of tarmac. Here a typical Laos village on the route

Young girl carrying 2 babies by her head

Amusing the locals

Small Laos settlement, looks like they now have power

Amazing children's faces in the villages along the way to Pakbeng

 

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More Laos kids

Grandma

Justin in one of the villages

More kids

A young girl with amazing eyes

Auke in a village

 

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Justin tried this pipe

Traditional Laos Hill-Tribe lady

Villagers along the way

Justin blasting along on his KTM 525 (bored out to 570cc)

Alex on his KLX 250

More Laos villages along the way

 

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More amazing faces along the way

Pakbeng stayed at the SantiSouk GH 500 bht, clean & comfortable

We donated a north Thailand map to them - they were very pleased

The Mekong scenery in Pakbeng is beautiful

Loading logs in Pakbeng

 

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Repair work

Smiley street sellers

Pakbeng market

Looks like the old market area in Pakbeng has shop house development under way

The Monsavah GH in Pakbeng has opened a brand new restaurant opposite it - "the Monsava Restaurant", worth a try

The Monsavah GH in Pakbeng --always a good choice too

 

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The huge hotel opposite the Santisouk GH is almost finished with it's expansion

 

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Coming back into Thailand, it was border market day at the Muen Nguen/ Huay Kon border crossing, never seen it so bustling there before

 

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Newly renovated place to stay in Pakbeng - The Duangpaserth GH, looks like it will be clean and cheap

Views from the off-road trail between Huay Xai and Pakbeng

 

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Waiting for the ferry south of Pakbeng

R 4 south between Pakbeng and Muen Nguen

 

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Great job!

 

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It's on the Laos GPS map Jim

 

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The beautiful Nam Hat river between Houay Xai & Pakbeng in Laos