Hey Taylor,
Yeah Laos is amazing a really beautiful country and the people are very friendly.
I did not rent a bike in Laos but I did a 2 day bike ride in the mountains of Vietnam and that was the best thing I did on my trip so would definitely recommend doing it. The roads in Laos are pretty good by Asian standard. It took us 6 hours to go from Vientiane to Vang Vieng and then about 10-12 more to Luang Prubang from Vang Vieng that was all by bus. I don't see any reason why you cant do it by bike but just speak to the locals they will know for sure - the route is pretty mountainous so will need a head for heights! I would be careful in terms of how much you pay especially in terms of a deposit as we never got ours back in Vietnam - may even want to buy a bike if that is possible I met a lot of people who did that in Vietnam.
Hope that helps if you have any more questions just ask.
Mark
I cant wait!! I will be in Lao in just a couple more months! I have heard its quite the amazing place.
I have been planning on renting a motorbike in Vientiane, and riding up to Luang Prabang... Having seen the roads - does that sound possible?
keep rolling!
Taylor
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Impressed! I'm impressed because i'm scared of the sea too and there is NO WAY I would ever go that deep underwater particularly in the dark when you can't see what is down there with you!!
Looks pretty good Hello mate, enjoyable read. Glad you seem to be settling in well to travel mode. As almost all of my blogs are fairly boring and my travel ones were so filled with errors it doesn't really matter what I think. As long as you are having a good time that will come across and is by far the most important thing anyway. Look forward to the next one.
PS I do hope that man didn't get eaten by the croc and I love the fact there is a map showing where you've been.
I'm setting off on the 18th Feb on a round the world trip for a year. I am going to use this blog to keep everyone at home updated with where I am and what I have been up to.... full info
MarkMitch1984
Mark Mitchell
Hey Taylor, Yeah Laos is amazing a really beautiful country and the people are very friendly. I did not rent a bike in Laos but I did a 2 day bike ride in the mountains of Vietnam and that was the best thing I did on my trip so would definitely recommend doing it. The roads in Laos are pretty good by Asian standard. It took us 6 hours to go from Vientiane to Vang Vieng and then about 10-12 more to Luang Prubang from Vang Vieng that was all by bus. I don't see any reason why you cant do it by bike but just speak to the locals they will know for sure - the route is pretty mountainous so will need a head for heights! I would be careful in terms of how much you pay especially in terms of a deposit as we never got ours back in Vietnam - may even want to buy a bike if that is possible I met a lot of people who did that in Vietnam. Hope that helps if you have any more questions just ask. Mark