The last day of the tour consisted of 2 parts. The morning we rode from Autthaya to the Queen’s Palace, which was about 30km. Then we were bussed in to Bangkok where that evening we would do a night tour around Bangkok. I woke up drunk, not even hungover, grabbed some breakfast and packed my [...]
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Day 9: Sing Buri to Ayutthaya 90km
The day was wet to be relaxed after the previous two long days of cycling. We had 3 reclining Buddhas to see in various places. I don’t have too much to say about the day, was in a sleepy daze for the first 2 reclining Buddhas and about 60km. Once you have seen one temple, [...]
Day 8: Nakhon Sawan to Sing Buri 150km
Day 8 was set to be about 150 km of riding, The guides seemed a little unsure of exact distance. other way it was the longest day of the tour and we were riding from Nakhon Sawan to Sing Buri. The only highlight we knew about was a visit to a bird park and riding [...]
Day 7: Kamphaeng Phet to Nathon Sawan 145km
We had a long day of cycling ahead of us, initially the guides thought it would be approximately 130km, but due to the change of route it ended up being 145km. The city Nathon Sawan had been hit by the floods in October and November pretty badly, which meant to original hotel we were booked [...]
Day 6: Sukhothai to Kamphaeng Phet 85 km
The day was set to be an easy 90km ride as day 7 & 8 were going to cover almost 300km. I woke up feeling well rested and ready for another day in the saddle. Our first stop was a clay pottery place, that specific area was renowned for the pottery. It was pretty lame [...]
Day 5: Ride to Sukhothai Old City Ruins 50km
This day was considered as a rest day, we were only riding a short 50km circuit from Sukhothai new city to the old city with the ruins. I was feeling extremely hungover from my whiskey escapade with the Aussies, not my best idea, but it was fun and I am on holiday I kept telling [...]
Day 4: Uttaradit to Sukhothai 90km
The fourth day was a little easier than day 2 and 3. We would only be riding 90km for the day. Our first stop was still inside Uttaradit city realm at a Buddhist temple. I made an offering to Buddha and said my prayers. Woody the one guide explained interesting facts about giving offerings and [...]
Day 3: Lampang to Uttaradit 145km
This day was dubbed the hardest day of the tour. We had to complete 145km and 4 big climbs. Most of the cyclists were feeling anxious about the long day ahead, but I was ready for it. We left Lampang at approximately 7:45am. Shortly after leaving the town of Lampang stopped off at a ceramics [...]
Day 2: Chiang Mai to Lampang 135km
Started my day at 6:30 because I wanted to head off to the Immigration office before starting the cycle trip. I went for some breakfast, check the obligatory Facebook, then packed my bags into the Spice Roads bus and headed off to the immigration office. Immigration opened at 8am, so I figured if I arrived [...]
Day 1: Spice Roads cycle trip starts with a warm up ride
I woke up at my friend Jonathon Beedham’s condo this morning know that Barbara was safely on her flight back to South Africa. I felt like I could face this day with full power. After the day before’s chaos travelling I knew today would be better. I woke up fairly early and didn’t want to [...]
Gearing up for new years on Koh Tao
We left Koh Phangan on an early Lomprayah ferry and headed over to Koh Tao for our long awaited new years festival. The last boat trip to Koh Tao in 2010 was rough as hell and I wanted to hurl most of the way. This time was much better, the boat trip was still a [...]
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