Up to the Rockpoint
2025年10月14日, ラオス ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Later start as we only have 20 miles to ride - almost entirely up hill. The road is pretty rough in sections but we make it over the first hill. Clouds build and get pelted with a bit of rain but keepもっと詳しく
One last long day in the heat
2025年10月13日, ラオス ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Road stays nice and smooth as we wind our way along the Mekong before turning inland. Back to 90+ degrees with a feels like temp of 107. The promise of a smoothly keeps us going forward. Make it toもっと詳しく
Back to the Mekong
2025年10月12日, ラオス ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Up and out early as need to find coffee and breakfast. Gather our supplies for the day and head out on horrible road with many trucks and buses. After about 5km, the road becomes smooth asphalt with aもっと詳しく
A waterfall visit
2025年10月11日, ラオス ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
Long day planned but we plan to break it up with a visit to a waterfall. Cycling is easier today as road is flatter with longer stretches of good road. Veer off the main road and head into the hillsもっと詳しく
A long hot ride
2025年10月10日, ラオス ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Get an early start though it’s tempting to stay! Lots of rolling hills amongst green hills that eventually get bigger. A few tough climbs in the heat. Plod along, especially over the rough sections.もっと詳しく
Fun van ride over the mountain
2025年10月9日, ラオス ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Early morning departure to board a minivan for Vien Vang. Horrible road conditions confirm that we made the right decision not to ride. And then in slopes up and the road becomes almost nonexistent- aもっと詳しく
Two sides to Laos
2025年10月8日, ラオス ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Take a short walk to the UXO museum (unexploded ordnances). Between 1964-1973 the US dropped a plane load of munitions, on average, every 8 minutes, 24 hours each day. And we denied doing it. 30% didもっと詳しく
Luang Probang exploration
2025年10月7日, ラオス ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Wake to heavy rains which clear pretty quickly. Head to Royal Palace which is now a museum. Unable to take pictures of the lavish digs. Afterwards long walk to get eSIM cards as our reliable worldwide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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hannah Boe
Looks steep!
Hannah Boe
So pointy!
旅行者
So cool!
旅行者
Oh now that looks nice. Amazing/unbelievable pictures. So unbelievably boring when you get back here.