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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 Read more…
