We finally left Chiang Mai last week, opting for a day train to Ayutthaya with a plan to start cycling south from there. Well, best laid plans and all that…after much running around on our final day in Chiang Mai (mailing parcels home and getting a final dental check up on my new crown and …
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After months on the road with no more than a week in one place, Chiang Mai felt like home pretty much as soon as we’d unpacked our panniers. That feeling of arriving home was even stronger after leaving our stuff in our room here in the R.C.N. Court and Inn and travelling for a few …
Continue reading “Home is where the Panniers are — Winding it Down in Chiang Mai”
We’re almost at the end of our month in Chiang Mai. It has been eventful in some very fun and some not so fun challenging ways as we work through a retirement plan that includes selling the condo and boat. We’ve decided to extend our trip until April 2014 and put off India until the …
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Chiang Khan to Loei 50.59 km Phu Ruea to Dan Sai 50.00 km Dan Sai to Nakon Thai (10 kms beyond) 61.13 km Nakon Thai (about 10 km outside ) Phitsanoluk 81.85 km Phitsanoluk to Chiang Mai – we took the bus. Its bloody hilly! We’re off the bikes for a month except day rides …
Continue reading “The Expat Experiment — A Month in Chiang Mai”
Nong Khai to Sri Chiangmai 44.62 kms Sri Chiangmai to Sangkom 47.03 kms Sangkom to Pak Chom 54.6 kms Pak Chom to Chiang Khan 48.45 kms The best cycling of our Asia trip has been in this first part of 2013. This area of Thailand is fabulous for cycling. It is warm but not baking …
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Mukdahan to That Phanom 50.43 km That Phanom to Sakon Nakhon 73.58 km Sakon Nakhon to Wanon Niwat 83.92 km Wanon Niwat to Fao Rei 87.3 km Fao Rei to Nong Khai 73 km Looking at the mileage this morning as I transfer it from my journal to the blog, I realize I’d already forgotten …
Continue reading “Days On and Days Off: Enjoying Mut Mee Guesthouse Garden”
Savannakhet Laos to Mukdahan Thailand 21 km We’ve left sweet and sleepy Savannakhet for the relative bustle of Thailand, but it is a quiet and prosperous bustle here in Mukdahan, very unlike the aggressive and relentless hustle of Vietnam. Savannakhet and Mukdahan are separated by the Mekong River which is the border between the two …
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Hue Vietnam to Dong Ha 73.13 km Dong Ha to Khe Sanh Vietnam 63.59 km Khe Sanh to Sepon Laos 63.03 km Sepon to Muong Phin 36.91 km Muong Phin to Phalan 61.17 km Muang Phalan to Savannakhet Laos 102 km After six days of cycling we have arrived in Savannakhet. I convinced Ian to …
Continue reading “Crossing Vietnam and Laos — I can see Thailand across the Mekong”
I’ve been waiting for a day brimming with positive Vietnam stories to update the blog, that day where traveller serendipity has kicked in and obliterated some of the not-so-good days. I’m beginning to think that this just may not be possible for us in Vietnam so I’ve settled for a reasonably good day, except for …
Tuan Chua Ferry Terminal Ha Long Bay to Haiphong 70 km Haiphong to Thai Binh 69 km Thai Binh to Ninh Binh 60 km We hit the road earlier than expected from HaLong Bay, cycling away in a bit of a huff I’m afraid. We did manage to get one afternoon boat tour in and …
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