Johannesburg - Bangkok

Being a "daylight" flight made it very difficult to sleep. Two flights (transit in Singapore), airport Express train, Metro train, and then a 30 minute walk. Bike for the meantime is stored at theRead more
Being a "daylight" flight made it very difficult to sleep. Two flights (transit in Singapore), airport Express train, Metro train, and then a 30 minute walk. Bike for the meantime is stored at theRead more
What was meant to have been a 1 hour flight, ended up by being 2 hours with one aborted landing due to bad weather.
Good or bad, the lady next to me said that I looked like a pilot. Then theRead more
To put Angkor Wat into perspective, I covered 55km today exploring all the temples, and probably walked at least another 15km.
Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northernRead more
True story. I had hosted a young American touring cyclist who had been on the road for 18 months. Cycled from his home in North America, through South America, and then flew over to SouthRead more
The Angkor Wat temple is surrounded by a 15-foot high wall, with a moat 5 km long and 4m deep to protect the city, the temple and residents from invasion. A sandstone causeway served as the mainRead more
Arrived back in Bangkok airport, and first did a recce of the airport layout before collecting my bike.
During the recce I came across some sleeping capsules. I guess if you are claustrophobic theseRead more