We’re not sure when we will be back here and so the trip, at this point, has taken on some heavy nostalgia for me. I came to Thailand the first time around 30 years ago. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been back but it is somewhere around 15 visits. Despite some trouble with …
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Pak Meng to Krabi 50 kms Krabit to Ao Luek 47 kms Ao Luek to Phang Nga 60 kms (Ian only; I took a songthaew with bike in back) Phang Nga to Khao Lak 50 kms (Ian only; I took a songthaew with bike in back) Khao Lak to Li Guesthouse (110 kms from Khao …
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Satun to La Ngu 56.17 kms Lan Ng to Ban Thung Yao 54.05 kms Ban Thung Yao to Kantang 56 kms Kantang to Pak Meng 46 kms It’s a wonderful day in Thailand. I know I’ve been a bit verbose on the political side of things lately so I thought about this title as I …
Teluk Batik to Pantai Remis 47 km Pantai Remis to Simpang 50 km Simpang to Sungai Jawi 56 km Sungai Jawi to Butterworth 38 km (Butterworth is the city on the mainland where ferry to Penang is caught) It is the last day of our five day ‘rest’ in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia and the end …
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Malacca to Kuala Sungai Baru 48 km Kuala Sungai Baru to Port Dickson 51 Port Dickson cab to Kuala Selangor NO CYCLING 150 km Kuala Selangor to Sungai Besar 55 Sungai Besar to 10 km past Sabak 58 10 kms past Sabak on highway 5 to Teluk Batik 55 We are making our way slowly …
The marketing message de jour here seems to be “Don’t Mess with Malacca”. You see it on tourist information boards and t-shirts and bumper stickers. It could be interpreted as vaguely threatening but after a few days in Malaysia you come to realize that it was probably chosen by a marketing guy tuned into western …
Having done a number of long-distance cycling trips in other countries, Ian and I have worked out something of a routine. There is always a bit of housekeeping to do at the beginning of a long trip. There are a list of chores before we go (and I will include my packing list at the …
And we’re off again. Or almost. It is Boxing Day and with Christmas over I am headlong into trip preparation. We fly out January 9: Toulouse Istanbul Kuala Lumpur. We plan to cycle from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, at a leisurely pace with lots of beach stops and then fly back to France from Bangkok …
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