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- mandag den 22. september 2025
- 🌧 28 °C
- Højde: 307 m
ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°47’10” N 99°0’10” E
Moving up in the world
22. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Use our credit card perks to stay in a fancy hotel for last nights. Pack up and ride a few miles to Melia hotel. Check in early and set up by the pool. Then the rain hits. Deluge for hours. VentureLæs mere
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- Dag 814
- søndag den 21. september 2025
- 🌧 27 °C
- Højde: 741 m
- ThailandMae Sa Mai18°53’37” N 98°51’50” E
Cooking on a farm
21. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Easy morning and afternoon. Picked up by the cooking school van and drive first to a market and then out to the farm. Tour their garden, learning about the ingredients we will be using. We each get aLæs mere
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- Dag 813
- lørdag den 20. september 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Højde: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’2” E
Hike up the Monks Trail
20. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
After the morning shower (seems to be the norm), caught a lift to the base of the Monks Trail heading for Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Trail was pretty busy up to the first temple. As we continueLæs mere
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- Dag 812
- fredag den 19. september 2025 kl. 21.06
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Højde: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Back to ruins
19. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Head a bit south to a complex of ruins that were only recently discovered (1990s). Sites were sprinkled amongst peoples homes. A relaxing afternoon before out for dinner - best seafood that we’veLæs mere
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- Dag 811
- torsdag den 18. september 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Højde: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
More Chiang Mai meandering
18. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Slow start (we are trying to relax a bit) but eventually head out. Find our way to a few more Wats and then exit out of the walled city towards the east. Stroll through very busy market, buyingLæs mere
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- Dag 810
- onsdag den 17. september 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Højde: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Botanical Gardens
17. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Quick breakfast at our hotel before mounting our bikes and heading out of town. Roads are quite congested and in need of repair. Eventually find a lovely protected bike path. Wind our way to MaeLæs mere
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- Dag 809
- tirsdag den 16. september 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Højde: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’41” N 98°58’58” E
A day of maintenance
16. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
My day is spent getting a physical and getting my bike tuned up. Doug gets a hair cut and a massage. Manage to see a Wat or two. Out for an excellent dinner - trying the local specialty of Khao Soi -Læs mere
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- Dag 808
- mandag den 15. september 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Højde: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Chiang Mai walking tour
15. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Slow start. Make our way to a bagel shop and have bagels and lox for brunch. Fueled up, we start our tour through Chiang Mai and the many Wats. Cover a few of the more than 120 before we are templedLæs mere
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- Dag 807
- søndag den 14. september 2025
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Højde: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’39” N 98°59’0” E
Chiang Mai
14. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Head back to town to check out sights. First up - cat cafe! Visit Wat Phra That Haripunchai where many people have come to pray. Try to stay out of the way and be inconspicuous (hard as only whiteLæs mere
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- Dag 806
- lørdag den 13. september 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Højde: 293 m
- ThailandBan Wiang Yong18°34’25” N 99°0’44” E
Lamphun
13. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Another hilly day - but the morning is a nice warm up. Enjoy a muddy path before joining the highway. Unfortunately no other option to get to Chiang Mai. Last hill is long and hot and noisy withLæs mere
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- Dag 805
- fredag den 12. september 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Højde: 262 m
- ThailandBan Sop Soem18°1’18” N 99°13’27” E
Back to the hills
12. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
First order of business - up a rather big hill (at least relative to what we have been doing lately). Though it’s early it’s already hit which only adds to the fun. Cruise down the other side andLæs mere
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- Dag 804
- torsdag den 11. september 2025
- 🌩️ 29 °C
- Højde: 188 m
- ThailandBan Tha Wiang17°30’25” N 99°21’5” E
Last push northward
11. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
Pushing on through to Chang Mai. Generally nice quiet roads and dry conditions. Ran into another cyclist heading same way. Only 3rd we have seen in Thailand. Better views of the mountains today. FindLæs mere
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- Dag 803
- onsdag den 10. september 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Højde: 51 m
- ThailandMueang Kao17°1’10” N 99°42’55” E
Ruins of Sukhothai
10. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Day off to explore the even older capital city. Seems Sukhothai was at its peak in 12th/13th centuries. A lot of work has been done to restore the structures, especially the Buddhas. Rode our bikesLæs mere
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- Dag 802
- tirsdag den 9. september 2025 kl. 21.11
- 🌧 26 °C
- Højde: 50 m
- ThailandMueang Kao17°0’48” N 99°43’8” E
Sukhothai
9. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Nice tailwind as we pedal north (can’t remember last time we went in one direction for so long). Lots of puddles on the roads and the dirt road is a tad bit muddy. Skies in front of us are quiteLæs mere
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- Dag 801
- mandag den 8. september 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Højde: 56 m
- ThailandSai Ngam16°28’27” N 99°53’17” E
A day amongst wet rice fields
8. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Another mixed day weather wise. Ride amongst rice, corn and sugar cane. All is pretty flooded though not sure if that is the norm for this time of year or excessive. End point chosen as there areLæs mere
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- Dag 800
- søndag den 7. september 2025
- 🌩️ 30 °C
- Højde: 36 m
- ThailandBan Ta Sing Tai15°56’33” N 99°59’10” E
Banphot Phisai
7. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C
Most of the morning spent riding amidst the drizzle. Roads are full of puddles and the river is swollen and moving fast. Ride along nice quiet roads amongst the rice paddies and bananas. Find a cheapLæs mere
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- Dag 799
- lørdag den 6. september 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Højde: 22 m
- ThailandBan Khao Mai Den15°24’41” N 100°8’53” E
Travel mode
6. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
These are the days we put our head down and just ride. We are keeping the distance manageable yet getting delayed by rain during the day. Today it started with sun but clouded up pretty quickly. It isLæs mere
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- Dag 798
- fredag den 5. september 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Højde: 12 m
- Thailandหมู่บ้านประวีณวิลล่า14°53’38” N 100°24’0” E
When it rains ….
5. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Yes, it pours. We seem to be experiencing the rainy season. Though we remain dry most of the time, rain seems to be unleashed later in the day. This is what happened today and we sought shelter veryLæs mere
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- Dag 797
- torsdag den 4. september 2025 kl. 18.15
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Højde: 6 m
- ThailandPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Municipality14°21’21” N 100°34’37” E
Ayutthaya
4. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
A day exploring the ruins. Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand in olden times. It was plundered by Burmese. Bangkok became the new capital. Wandered around the various sites. Seemed a bit differentLæs mere
Helene RimbergSuppose so. Not sure these ones are happy with the job. Saw them all penned up
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- Dag 796
- onsdag den 3. september 2025
- 🌩️ 32 °C
- Højde: 6 m
- ThailandPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Municipality14°21’21” N 100°34’37” E
Goodbye Bangkok
3. september, Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
Pack up and ride north through the somewhat chaotic traffic. It is certainly not as bad as I had expected but still took a lot of concentration and caution. The urban sprawl continued for what feltLæs mere
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- Dag 795
- tirsdag den 2. september 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Højde: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
A few more Buddhas & river cruising
2. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Our last day in Bangkok. Stop first at Wat I - home of a very large standing Buddha. Able to climb up almost to the top for a nice view. Walk to the river and board the hop on hop off ferry and travelLæs mere
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- Dag 794
- mandag den 1. september 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Højde: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
Wat Phra (part 2)
1. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Couldn’t restrain myself. So many pictures.
Helene RimbergIt’s the temple complex that houses the reclining Buddha. I forgot to mention in the other post, it also is a center for traditional medicine and massage.
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- mandag den 1. september 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Højde: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
The Grand Palace & Wat Phra
1. september, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Although our intent was to get to the Grand Palace by 8:30, that didn’t quite happen. Thus the day was already hot and crowds had arrived by the time we got there. Entered the palace grounds andLæs mere
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- Dag 793
- søndag den 31. august 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Højde: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
Wat Saket and National Museum
31. august, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Wake up quite late thus adjust plans accordingly. Breakfast first (pancakes!) and then walk along canal to Wat Saket - a temple built into a hill. Quite impressive and a nice city view at the top.Læs mere
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- Dag 792
- lørdag den 30. august 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Højde: 20 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’52” N 100°29’56” E
Onto Bangkok
30. august, Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Early morning rise to catch the 8:25 train. Manage to figure out what we need and where we wait. Cost - $4 each (with bikes). Train is late. Ultimately have to take packs off to get them throughLæs mere
