Up to the Rockpoint
14 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌧 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 keepЧитать далее
One last long day in the heat
13 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 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 toЧитать далее
Back to the Mekong
12 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
A waterfall visit
11 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌩️ 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 hillsЧитать далее
A long hot ride
10 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
Fun van ride over the mountain
9 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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- aЧитать далее
Two sides to Laos
8 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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% didЧитать далее
Luang Probang exploration
7 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 worldwideЧитать далее
Anniversary adventures
6 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 otherЧитать далее
Mekong: Day 2 and onto Lubang Probang
5 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 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. ArriveЧитать далее
Crusing down the Mekong
4 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 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 bikesЧитать далее
Laos
3 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌙 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 likeЧитать далее
Last day in Thailand
2 октября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 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 shoppingЧитать далее
Chiang Khong
1 октября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 butЧитать далее
Weather delay
30 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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
29 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 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.Читать далее
Chiang Raí wandering
28 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 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. ContinuedЧитать далее
Chiang Rai
27 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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. FinishЧитать далее
Mae Chan
26 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 muchЧитать далее
Fang
25 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 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.Читать далее
Chiang Dao
24 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 findЧитать далее
Another trip around the sun
23 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 toЧитать далее
ПутешественникHappy Birthday, Birthday Buddy! What a beautiful way to spend your birthday, Helene!🎉✨️🤗
ПутешественникHappy Birthday! We are sending lots of birthday wishes from Portland! 🥳🍾🎂
Moving up in the world
22 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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. VentureЧитать далее
Cooking on a farm
21 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
Hike up the Monks Trail
20 сентября 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 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 continueЧитать далее
Hannah Boe
Looks steep!
Hannah Boe
So pointy!
Путешественник
So cool!
Путешественник
Oh now that looks nice. Amazing/unbelievable pictures. So unbelievably boring when you get back here.