The route through Laos

I marked the route we went by a minibus from Vientiane to Vang Vien, the back pack traveller center, then to Phou Khoun, Phonesavan and Mouang Khoune in the province Xieng Khouang, then back to the three-point Phou Khoun and Lunag Prabang the historical capital of Laos. From there we went to the north to Nong Khiaw beside the Ou river and enjoyed a beautiful river trip on the Nam Ou which goes into the Mekong river north of Luang Prabang. Afterwards we tried the adventurous highway nr. 4 crossing the Mekong by a ferry, passing Xayaboury, overnight in Pak Lay and axit the country to Thailand at the dozy borderline Kenethao/Tha Li. This highway is in a condition that you can only drive with a average speed of 20 to 30 km/h, a road similar to the surface of the moon with all its craters.