Houaphanh Province

Houaphanh Province

driving nearly 300km from Vieng Xai to Phonsavan in one day

Location: 

Houaphanh Province, Laos

Duration: 

Friday, August 4, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Houaphanh Province: lovely area with little infrastructure
  2. Laotian Roads: mostly in a terrible shape full of potholes
  3. Roadtrip: riding nearly 300 km on one day on my Honda Win
  4. Pit stops: there is no real city or hotel in between, only locals
  5. Journey: driving all the way from Vieng Xai to Phonsavan

Image sources

  1. Foggy and broken roads
  2. Me enjoying the views
  3. View over the Laotian hills
  4. Passing by small villages
  5. Villager carry their harvest

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