Laos in pictures

Laos: Beautiful, great people, great food, great beer. I should have stayed longer. Heading for China tomorrow…   jīng cháng lián xì a!  

A healthy sense of the absurd

About one hour later than planned, Hannelore and I hurried to get breakfast. In the guesthouse, a western man took a long look at my fully loaded bike. When I told him I was heading for China, he started telling about his own adventures. He cycled through Tibet in the mid nineties. Let me clear [...]

Laos – introduction

For most backpackers, Laos is a destination where you can still find the authentic South-East Asia. Usually, this means poverty and bad roads. Although there has been some improvement lately, Laos still has plenty of it to offer. You need to know a bit of history to understand the present situation. Laos is landlocked, contrary [...]