Back to the hills
2025年9月12日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 andもっと詳しく
Lamphun
2025年9月13日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 withもっと詳しく
Chiang Mai
2025年9月14日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 whiteもっと詳しく
Chiang Mai walking tour
2025年9月15日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 templedもっと詳しく
A day of maintenance
2025年9月16日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 -もっと詳しく
Botanical Gardens
2025年9月17日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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 Maeもっと詳しく
More Chiang Mai meandering
2025年9月18日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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, buyingもっと詳しく
Back to ruins
2025年9月19日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 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’veもっと詳しく
Hike up the Monks Trail
2025年9月20日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 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 continueもっと詳しく
Cooking on a farm
2025年9月21日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 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 aもっと詳しく
Moving up in the world
2025年9月22日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 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. Ventureもっと詳しく
Another trip around the sun
2025年9月23日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Start my birthday with a bountiful breakfast buffet. Once fueled up, mount our bikes (yes spending my birthday on my bike) and head into the countryside. Nice rolling hills and quiet roads lead us toもっと詳しく
Chiang Dao
2025年9月24日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Another buffet breakfast topped off with another birthday cake, with singing. Pack up and leave our fancy hotel, resuming our northward journey. Quickly find quiet roads. Day warms up as we findもっと詳しく
Fang
2025年9月25日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Leave our pleasant “retreat” noting all the rain that filled in the gullies. Sunshine quickly gave way to clouds and drizzle as we began climbing. Jagged peaks poked through the clouds and mist.もっと詳しく
Mae Chan
2025年9月26日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Day is much sunnier, making for great views of the mountains around us. Ride amongst many crops including; corn, oranges, limes and of course bananas. Quiet road becomes a busier road but not muchもっと詳しく
Chiang Rai
2025年9月27日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Very short day (18 miles) so take our time getting out. Cruise down the highway - going south for a change. Stop at the Botanical Gardens for a quick visit. Nice exhibit of medicinal plants. Finishもっと詳しく
Chiang Raí wandering
2025年9月28日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Beautiful sunny day so put on our walking shoes heading for grand adventures. First stop, Mae Fah Art and Cultural Center. Beautiful gardens and exhibits of local,craftsmanship using teak. Continuedもっと詳しく
Wat Rong Khun
2025年9月29日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Short ride to Wat Rhon Khun aka The White Temple. A local temple that is being rebuilt by a well known artist. He hopes to be done by 2070 (training others). Very wild place! Also busy with tourists.もっと詳しく
Weather delay
2025年9月30日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
After much dithering, opt to heed the weather alerts warning of torrential rain and floods and stay in place. A true rest day! Do some planning, a bit of shopping and a good dinner.
Chiang Khong
2025年10月1日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Dry yet dark morning and off we go. Relatively long ride to the border town of Chiang Khong but mostly flat and have a bit of a tail wind. Lots of rice and corn fields. Storm clouds are around us butもっと詳しく
Last day in Thailand
2025年10月2日, タイ ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Head out on bikes to Wat on top of a steep hill. 18% grade is tough on a bike and walking. Great views from the top! Downhill is hard in a different way! Ride along the bike path, do a bit of shoppingもっと詳しく
Laos
2025年10月3日, ラオス ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Pack up and head for the “Friendship Bridge” and the border with Laos. Unable to ride across the bridge; instead crossing in a shuttle bus. Manage passport control fairly easily. And just likeもっと詳しく
Crusing down the Mekong
2025年10月4日, ラオス ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Oddly, the skies darken after we wake up. And then the skies open. Crazy storm that lasts almost an hour and delays our departure to the boat dock. Finally able to go; get our tickets, load our bikesもっと詳しく
Mekong: Day 2 and onto Lubang Probang
2025年10月5日, ラオス ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Earlier departure and more crowded bought. Yet sunny day as we continue winding our way downstream. Very isolated villages along the way though seem to be building roads all along the river. Arriveもっと詳しく
Anniversary adventures
2025年10月6日, ラオス ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
In honor of our 34 years of marriage, ride 34 miles (RT) to Kuang Si waterfalls. Scenic ride with some very rough sections (e.g, water filled potholes). Explore very full waterfalls with many otherもっと詳しく
