Nov 29 2022 |
A major draw of Pakse is start/end of the Bolaven or Southern Loop, another of Laos famous motorcycle journeys (or bus...cough). After having already done some serious miles on the North East and Thakhek Loops, I was a bit indifferent on their southern counterpart. But me being me, I kind of felt obligated to give it a go, and succumbed to the hype as documented on pages like this one.
So I packed up after one night in Pakse, with the plan to stop and overnight along the way, on the shorter version of the trip. Leaving Pakse I quickly realised this trip was nothing compared to the two prior ones I had done, little in the way of mountain views, and the like. After a couple of stops at waterfalls, I ended up back in Pakse within a few hours, for another night. My take: the Bolaven short loop really doesn't have much wow factor, unless you are a waterfall fanatic (I am not).
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