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26 September 2019
We didn’t think we would have much in the way of a round-up for southern Thailand as we assumed it would be similar to our experience in the north. And as Nigel said in his last post we didn’t have high expectations for the region either, thinking it would be over-commercialised to cater for mass […]
17 September 2019
Wed 11 September. Bangkok to Prachuap Khiri Khan. 8 hours on a hot, sweaty and very slow train. It was on our 5km ride across town to the train station that we realised that the mechanic hadn’t done as good a job on the bikes as we initially thought ……the crank bolts (the bolts that […]
7 September 2019
Tuesday 3 September 2019. Siem Reap. 16km. We were picked up by Pisith at 6.30am to collect our tickets for the Angkor Wat temple complex, which as Nigel mentioned yesterday were sponsored by one of Pisith’s friends (Mr Ho Vandy) – which at $62 a ticket was such a generous gift. We returned to the […]
30 August 2019
Monday 26 Aug Krong Svay Rieng to Neak Loeung. 63km. Our first proper day on the road in Cambodia and scenery-wise it’s not that exciting. A flat road that’s bumpy and dusty …..but considering it’s their main highway through the country it wasn’t that busy for a Monday morning, which isn’t a bad thing for […]
19 August 2019
Monday 12 Aug – Friday 16 Aug. 72km around Nha Trang. In recuperation mode and although neither of us are good at completely relaxing we have been forced to have a week of doing very little while I try to get back to full strength to get back on the road. We have read many blogs […]
1 August 2019
Sunday 28 July. Hue to Lang Co. 83km. After our full-on but enjoyable afternoon and evening in Hue we gave ourselves a bit of a lie-in so we could enjoy a hotel breakfast before we left. Fried eggs and fresh rolls with proper butter…..divine! We were still on the road for 6:30 and although we […]