On the road

After a tearful farewell, I said goodbye to my motorbike and get on the road. It feels strange to finally be going after months of planning, worrying and sleepless nights. I'm ready to sink my teeth into the first task, to get one under my belt, I know it'll be one of the easier ones, but it's good to start off at an easy pace. First things first though, I need to get to Loas, which means a 13hr overnight bus journey from my home in Korat, to Chiang Rai; then a relative hop, skip and a jump (2hrs) to the border town of Chiang Khong. The boat across the Mekong is bit off a blur, 2mins of diesel fumes, and shuddering but I'm here, I've made it to Laos (this is going to be easy).