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Traversing the Thai countryside
Day 4 96.5 km Day 5, 47 km Over 96 kms travelled yesterday… felt like a huge day and both ready to stop by the time we arrived at Tha Tum. A few drink stops along the way…and iced coffee was easy to come by! We found some snacks too… but even the lovely smile…
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Goodbye Cambodia…hello Thailand
Day three on the road Another biggie today- early morning start ( for us!)! found a very fresh baguette for brekky… still no coffee tho! Perhaps we were too early for coffee…we did see a few options yesterday arvo. Oh well… Off we go… Thailand here we come. A pretty speccy backdrop for our ride…
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Srey Noi to Anlong Veng
18th July- A big day! Thought we’d make an early start to try and beat the heat… found some freshly baked baguettes, stuffed with caramelised onion for a unique breakfast experience. No coffee to be found…it’s character building 💪… So we’d carefully planned our route using a cycle app- the first 8 km were super…
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Siem Reap to Srey Noi
17th July…on the road Training wheels are off…let’s go! Armed with some very basic Khmer ( and a list of “must have” phrases, thanks Socheata), last minute bike checks, and we’re ready to fly the nest 😀 Early morning coffee and toast at Chanthou’s (I fear it may be the last coffee for a while…
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Last day in Siem Reap
We’re going to miss this lot… lovely to catch with Diyouk over breakfast…I think it’s been around 13 years! And I forgot to get a photo.. 🙁 A road trip with Chanthou and family, with a lovely stroll in the Teuk Chob community forest Then a little look at the new area that is being…
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Temple day
14th July-a big day! Started the day with a cycle around the West Baray, a 32km round trip from the Purple House. Never ceases to astonish, the sheer size and volume of this man made Baray. Then to find a Khmer cell card so we have some internet access on the road, and off to…
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Phnom Kulen
13th July Kulen mountain is up there with my favourite places…maybe due to the memories it’s provided and the people who have been there with me. My first visit was in 2010 and it still rates as one of the most fun days ever! We’re all older and much changed but gosh it’s good to…
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Siem Reap
Day 3 and a quiet night’s sleep at the “Purple House”- kudos to Khemrak and Sreyleak, what a lovely little oasis they have created, a few kms out of town and beautifully set up with self catering goodies and a secure and relaxing garden! We set off for Chong Kneas this morning to test out…
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Not quite to plan…
Day two started swimmingly with an easy trip to the airport, collection of our bikes an no queue at the checkin counter! All downhill from there…after much deliberation and muttering in Thai which of course neither of us understood, we we firmly told that our bikes could not make the plane trip to Siem Reap.…
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Day one!
Hobart to Bangkok…the boring bit 🙂 Day starts well with a 4am jangling alarm and a shuffle to the sky bus with two heavy bike boxes and a couple of stripy bags to check in. First setback of the day…we apparently have to pick up our luggage at Bangkok- Bleh! Not what we were planning…