To continue the discussion about riding motorcycles in Vietnam, our recent daytrip outside of Hanoi and last week’s visit to Luang Prabang, here is a NY Times article about motorcycles in Laos which talks about the influx of Chinese motorcycles, toys and technology into this and other SE Asian countries.
We’ve both been to Vietnam in past trips but this trip we’re going to visit Laos and Cambodia for the first time. Just this week the New York Times website posted a list of The 53 Places to Go in 2008 and Laos was made it to the top of that list! You can also read the featured page about Laos.
One of the things we’ve heard about Laos is that the pace of travel is slow and relaxing. There are two areas in particular that sound interesting to us: Luang Prabang in the North and Si Phan Don in the South. But the best thing is that since Laos is near the beginning of our trip we’ll have plenty of time explore and to change directions if something else seems attractive in that country.
