Originally Posted by
saddlesores
of your two options, yes.
but there's a gooder router.......go east. (i don't have my journals and maps available now, but...) and sorta follow the vietnam border towards memot or snuel (?), then you have some dirt/sand tracks through jungle to trapaeng something. then you head west on dirt road towards stung treng. head north, cross into laos, turn east at champasak towards vietnam again. at attapu or xeyseth head north to sekong and ta oi and xepon and so on. check a map - you'll be in the middle of the country, about equal distance from vietnam and mekong.
https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/...&src=page_next
Yeah, I see that. Essentially route 76 heading north until it meets route 78 which takes you to Stung Treng, which looks great. Except that there is nowhere to sleep, that is, no hotels and I wasn't planning on carrying a tent, etc. 🤔