Let’s go cycling

Erawan National Park… A couple of days out and back to check out the renowned Erawan Falls…didn’t disappoint! We ummed and ahhed a bit and thought about grabbing a “taxi” or a moto out to the falls, just under 70km west of Kanchanaburi, but decided to make it a two day adventure and hopped on…

Dogs, and more dogs… Day 31 on the road….93 km and a tiring day for one of us! Quite a bit of mild uphill but probably also the effects of repeated long days… a bit of lethargy for me and a bit of ( well hidden!) frustration for Neil as he had to put up…

Waterfalls are a wonderful way to start the day! Nice to have a walk instead of a ride for a change…and what a fabulous waterfall to visit. Easily accessible, it did cost us $200 baht ($9aud) to enter the national park – a huge hike on local prices but well worth it. Very few people,…

Day 29, 114 km through rural Thailand Left Tak after a “hearty” breakfast. And when I say hearty…this was ( accidentally) the buffet breakfast that Neil’s been hoping for the whole trip so far :). Think 6 eggs, 4 sausages, pikelets, rice, toast, muesli, yoghurt, fruit….and that’s just for Neil 🤪. Plus the four boiled…

A couple of flatter days! Day 27 -Li to Sam Ngao, 122 km A mostly down hill day, with really scenic riding through the mountains, losing most of our altitude along the way 🙂 A most enjoyable morning! Riding along the flat it was much hotter than we’ve seen for many days… a bit of…

Day 26 from Chang Mai south- 133km Nice clean bikes…found a hose! Set off bright and early with a big day in mind. Lovely quiet back roads out of the old city but Komoot in its wisdom took us on a nightmare path once we got to the highway- somehow it didn’t factor in the…

Set off in the rain from Chang Rai for another 100+ km day. The day started with a lovely cycle on rural Thai roads, and a peek at the “White Temple” on the way through. Not to mention armies of Westerners checking it out 🤣. About half way through the day we hit the highway,…

Day 22…114 km…See ya Laos and into Thailand Set off earlyish to cross the border into Thailand- about a 12km ride to get to Laos immigration. Simple process at the Laos end but this time they wouldn’t let us ride our bikes through on the Friendship bridge. 25 baht each for us and 100 baht…

Day 20-21 : a slow boat to Thailand We checked out early from the lovely “On the Mekong” accomm, and they kindly took us and our bikes to the boat station. Off we go for the next bit of our adventure. Still not exactly sure where we’ll fly out from but we decided to head…

Day 19.. off the bikes! The laziest of days… a leisurely breakfast and walk the couple of km into town for an explore. It feels like an entirely different country to the one we’ve been traversing for the last few days- no subsistence living here, it’s a beautiful mix of colonial architecture and Lao style…