Arrived safely in Pak Beng, Laos after a full day of riding. Today it was 80% off road, and 5.5 hours on bike. After I ate **** again I had to start defending myself to my guide -- don't know what to say, Huelee (my guide's name) but I'm doing my best, and it's not entirely my fault that my 300lb motorcycle is in the raveen now and we need to hoist this thing out on our own. At least this time no injury, just a little aggravation to the hand/wrist sprain. And in ...

Very minimal story as I'm typing from my phone. No laptop as I don't have space on the motorcycle. Haley and I met up successfully in Bangkok and made the flight to Luang Prabang. Very nice hotel in a great location, in the heart of the night market. Had fun a few hours there , and chatted a while with a young guy from Florida now working in Kuala Lumpur. Shared our stories. Next morning we were at Motolao getting ready for the big trip. Then we encountered a pro...