Apparently Ian and I are managing to get older without getting any smarter. The night before we had to take our 6 am train from Hua Hin to Bangkok we decided to go out and photograph a girly bar or two and ended up hanging out in one of them instead. (It was too dark …
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Home is where the Panniers are — Winding it Down in Chiang Mai
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 …
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The Expat Experiment — A Month in Chiang Mai
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 …
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Chilling in Chiang Khan with Thailand’s Yuppies
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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Days On and Days Off: Enjoying Mut Mee Guesthouse Garden
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 …
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We’ve left Sleepy, Sweet Savannakhet for Mellow Mukdahan
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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Big Trip Blog Backup 