Saturday 5th December. Another beautiful day. Very hot but much more pleasant by lunchtime. The road is quiet and perfect cycling conditions albeit the road quality is deteriorating. We cycled only a short distance today. Tomorrow is quite long and a few more steep climbs so we are ‘pacing’ ourselves. Read more…
What a fantastic day today. We started in pakbeng, Northern Laos, and cycled away from civilisation towards Luang Prabang, a journey that we expect to take a week. We climbed gradually away from Pakbeng and were overwhelmed by the response of the locals. It seemed like all children had been Read more…
Well,we left Chiang Rai on new years day. We were a little (only a little, honest) worse for wear having enjoyed the new year festivities in the city centre. A great night was had by all. We were waved off by the hotel staff and we pushed the pedals for Read more…
After a couple I eventful days in Bangkok it’s a overnight sleeper to Chiang Mai…..Bikes loaded on-board and after a quick refreshment we’ll be on or way
Well,we are lazing by the pool for the afternoon. We had a slight change of plan and instead of taking our bikes on the train still in their bags,we have assembled the bikes and leaving the bags at the hotel. Yesterday was sightseeing day. We visited Wat Pho and after Read more…
Apprehension from embarking on such a trip is natural. It’s not fear, it’s a variety of things that play on one’s mind about any future potential problems. The imagination is a complex thing and what one may perceive as a small issue can be multiplied in others minds. We are Read more…
CHECKLIST…..ONE MONTH TO GO….. I’ve decided to start packing my bike and other necessities next week. Christmas will be full-on with two teenage daughters and I don’t wish to spend time packing when we should be having fun…. So, for what it’s worth, here are my thoughts…the list is by Read more…
We visited a couple of intrepid travellers who have already cycled parts of our route, in Tackley on Sunday (11th Nov). Excellent hosts, who imparted some great ideas and tips for our trip. Thanks to Fiona and her husband. Our trip will have many moments when we can get information Read more…
