Distance: 87.71 km Ridetime: 03:35:46 Average: 24.4 km/h Total distance: 9389 km I love crossing borders (well, most of the time). As you cycle closer the anticipation builds with questions such as. How different is it on the other side? Are things expensive? Where do I change money? How is the traffic? How to find [ Read More ]
Distance: 97.79 km Ridetime: 03:44:04 Average: 26.2 km/h Total distance: 9301 km With the Thai visa running out tomorrow I’m now cycling fast towards the Malaysian border. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Just 1.5 km before [ Read More ]
Distance: 56.82 km Ridetime: 02:32:28 Average: 22.4 km/h Total distance: 9203 km Showing up at the local bike shop at 10 in the morning I was happily surprised to see they were open. Usually everything is closed on Sundays here. The guy fixing my broken spoke and balancing the wheel looked competent and concentrated. Nice [ Read More ]
Distance: 116.49 km Ridetime: 05:04:57 Average: 22.9 km/h Total distance: 9146 km After a hard day of cycling I broke a spoke 10 km before Trang. This is the second time I brake a spoke in Thailand. I will need to visit a bike shop to get it checked properly. Luckily I was able to [ Read More ]
Through Twitter I had been in contact with Linda and Phil from Ireland who are cycling around the world with their 2 year old son Luca. As we were all on Ko Lanta I cycled the 5 km to their hotel to say hello. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame [ Read More ]
Distance: 82.39 km Ridetime: 03:26:18 Average: 24.0 km/h Total distance: 9030 km After almost a week without cycling it was good to be back on the road. There were still some water fighting going on, but today it seemed like the gangs were mostly fighting each other and letting the civilians go. I did get [ Read More ]
With the Thai visa is once again expiring, it was time to hop on a long boat and head back to the main land. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } If you arrive randomly in Thailand on [ Read More ]
A final day of beach paradise life on Ton Sai including more climbing and swimming. The climb up to a view point was rather challenging due to rain showers yesterday night making the paths slippery. The views were still amazing though. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; [ Read More ]
Together with Pai from Thailand and Rick from Sweden I was heading out to explore the surroundings of Railay beach. On top of my head I can only come up with a few places in Switzerland and a beach in Mexico that could possibly compete in beauty. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment [ Read More ]
After the off-day yesterday I was back in adventure mode this morning. While Krabi town is a friendly place with good food and night life, the real beauty of the region lies in the many beaches and islands around. I was able to leave the bicycle at the hostel and take a long boat out [ Read More ]
