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- Day 815
- Monday, September 22, 2025
- 🌧 28 °C
- Altitude: 307 m
ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°47’10” N 99°0’10” E
Moving up in the world
September 22 in 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. VentureRead more
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- Day 814
- Sunday, September 21, 2025
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 741 m
- ThailandMae Sa Mai18°53’37” N 98°51’50” E
Cooking on a farm
September 21 in 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 aRead more
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- Day 813
- Saturday, September 20, 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’2” E
Hike up the Monks Trail
September 20 in 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 continueRead more
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- Day 812
- Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Back to ruins
September 19 in 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’veRead more
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- Day 811
- Thursday, September 18, 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
More Chiang Mai meandering
September 18 in 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, buyingRead more
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- Day 810
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Botanical Gardens
September 17 in 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 MaeRead more
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- Day 809
- Tuesday, September 16, 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’41” N 98°58’58” E
A day of maintenance
September 16 in 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 -Read more
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- Day 808
- Monday, September 15, 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’35” N 98°59’1” E
Chiang Mai walking tour
September 15 in 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 templedRead more
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- Day 807
- Sunday, September 14, 2025
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 310 m
- ThailandChiang Mai City Municipality18°46’39” N 98°59’0” E
Chiang Mai
September 14 in 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 whiteRead more
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- Day 806
- Saturday, September 13, 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 293 m
- ThailandBan Wiang Yong18°34’25” N 99°0’44” E
Lamphun
September 13 in 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 withRead more
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- Day 805
- Friday, September 12, 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 262 m
- ThailandBan Sop Soem18°1’18” N 99°13’27” E
Back to the hills
September 12 in 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 andRead more
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- Day 804
- Thursday, September 11, 2025
- 🌩️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 188 m
- ThailandBan Tha Wiang17°30’25” N 99°21’5” E
Last push northward
September 11 in 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. FindRead more
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- Day 803
- Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 51 m
- ThailandMueang Kao17°1’10” N 99°42’55” E
Ruins of Sukhothai
September 10 in 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 bikesRead more
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- Day 802
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitude: 50 m
- ThailandMueang Kao17°0’48” N 99°43’8” E
Sukhothai
September 9 in 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 quiteRead more
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- Day 801
- Monday, September 8, 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- ThailandSai Ngam16°28’27” N 99°53’17” E
A day amongst wet rice fields
September 8 in 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 areRead more
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- Day 800
- Sunday, September 7, 2025
- 🌩️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- ThailandBan Ta Sing Tai15°56’33” N 99°59’10” E
Banphot Phisai
September 7 in 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 cheapRead more
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- Day 799
- Saturday, September 6, 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- ThailandBan Khao Mai Den15°24’41” N 100°8’53” E
Travel mode
September 6 in 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 isRead more
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- Day 798
- Friday, September 5, 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- Thailandหมู่บ้านประวีณวิลล่า14°53’38” N 100°24’0” E
When it rains ….
September 5 in 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 veryRead more
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- Day 797
- Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- ThailandPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Municipality14°21’21” N 100°34’37” E
Ayutthaya
September 4 in 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 differentRead more
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- Day 796
- Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- 🌩️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- ThailandPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya City Municipality14°21’21” N 100°34’37” E
Goodbye Bangkok
September 3 in 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 feltRead more
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- Day 795
- Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
A few more Buddhas & river cruising
September 2 in 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 travelRead more
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- Day 794
- Monday, September 1, 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
Wat Phra (part 2)
September 1 in 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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- Day 794
- Monday, September 1, 2025
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
The Grand Palace & Wat Phra
September 1 in 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 andRead more
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- Day 793
- Sunday, August 31, 2025
- 🌧 30 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’53” N 100°29’57” E
Wat Saket and National Museum
August 31 in 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.Read more
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- Day 792
- Saturday, August 30, 2025
- ☁️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- ThailandBangkok13°45’52” N 100°29’56” E
Onto Bangkok
August 30 in 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 throughRead more
