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So we woke up early and it seemed to be nice out, however by breakfast time, it looked gray and like it might rain.  Not wanting to laze around another day, we hopped on the scooter with daypacks and headed off on the road to Muang Sing. Laos is such a laid back and slowly developing country that the roads and people's attitudes on them are quite hilarious. At least in the far north, there are more dogs, chickens, buffalo, babies and pedestrians than vehicles. Traffic laws seem to not e...

With the river trip to Huay Xai no longer viable, I suddenly had two days to kill before I needed to be at the border. I stopped in at a local school to see if they needed any help for the day, only to be told that it was school holidays! Lazy. In Luang Prabang I met a French guy who was travelling all over SE Asia on his bike. I didn't have the time or willpower to emulate such a task, but thought it would be nice to at least see some of the northern highlands of Laos on a saddle somehow. S...