Cambodia - Bavel
4. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
I wake up at 4:00 a.m, I still haven't really decided which way to go. Easy beach or hard adventure? Yesterday's ride was very tough and caught me by surprise. I got soft on that island, the paybackWeiterlesen
Battambang
5. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
As I ride out the hotel alley I'm greeted at the intersection by a din of traffic; large trucks, lots of scooters and farm machinery crossing left and right in all four directions. I doublecheck theWeiterlesen
Battambang extra day
6. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
I have an extra day in this city instead of riding direction of the Angkor Wat. (Wat translates to 'temples'). The early morning temperatures allow for a nice tour on the bicycle around the city. I'llWeiterlesen
zig & zag - Phnom Penh
7. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
There is another widespread weather system coming through. No need to push through 8 rainy days to see the amazing temples at Angkor Wat. Bus to Phnom Penh instead, there are lots of indoor activitiesWeiterlesen
Architectural & Social Contrast
8. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Phnom Penh continues to surprise with an enormous contrast between old structures and new. Entire city blocks are being rased in order to build brand new complexes that have office residential andWeiterlesen
Saturday Night Life
9. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
It takes an entire separate entry for the social life on a Saturday night in Phnom Penh.
What's really amazing is that they closed 2 entire miles of the road by the promenade along the Mekong riverWeiterlesen
Genocide Museum - downer post...
9. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Billed as a must-see, this museum houses photos, human remains and stories of the torturous atrocities commited by the Khmer rouge regime under Pol Pot.
The raison d'etre of S21, as it is alsoWeiterlesen
Modern Phnom Penh
9. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Quick trip to upgrade the bike gear and I find a super modern shopping center that would not be out of place in any major advanced metropolis. Of course Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, but theWeiterlesen
National History Museum
10. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
The museum has a large number of artifacts that were originally found at the Angkor Wat complex. They show the level of detail that this civilisation had achieved. The wooden and metal statues crowdedWeiterlesen
Koh Toch Silk Island
11. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Early start at day break, ride across the bridge and took a ferry to reach Koh Dach, which I circumnavigated. There were two weddings and apparently there is no better space in both instances than toWeiterlesen
Scenes of Angkor Wat
12. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Angkor Wat is a temple that impresses with it's sheer size. The design layout is straightforward and the sand stone carvings are well preserved for the most part. The second visit revealed more detailWeiterlesen
Khmer temples
13. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Yesterday I did a portion of the inner loop and today I'm riding the outer loop, here are some pictures of these smaller temples that are by no means any less intricate or excellent in design. BentnayWeiterlesen
Orchids and the sunrise
14. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
With the clouds cleared the opportunity presents itself to join the massive crowds in order to get the compulsory classic sunrise over Angkor Wat photos.
I'm absolutely drenched from the fast bikeWeiterlesen
Kaoh Ker by backroads
15. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
Nice early morning start riding by the temples one more time on my way to the first stop cycling into Laos.
Mapy.cz is a fantastic mapping app that works offline, perfect for someone without a SIMWeiterlesen
Krong Preaha Vihear
16. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
A shorter day due to the location of the towns. Fantastic breakfast sandwich, I had a second one.
The French couple who stayed at the same hotel are also bike touring but they are smart. They set upWeiterlesen
Stung Treng
17. März 2025 in Kambodscha ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
140km, the long day, I'm a bit apprehensive I must admit, yesterday I arrived a bit tired and wet from a last minute thunder storm. Yesterday's dinner might have had MSG in it, I laid awake most ofWeiterlesen
Laos border crossing
18. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Early start to get to the border, which used to have a bad reputation for required bribes. It's all cleaned up now and I got through pretty well but there were some lessons to be learned.
AlwaysWeiterlesen
4000 islands kayak tour
19. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
It's a touristy kind of day, I'm joining a kayaking tour on the Mekong river.
There are only three of us and I am teaming up with Sam from Hamburg Germany. It's a fun and conversational time. TheWeiterlesen
A bit of pie
20. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
As I'm loading the bike I see 7 touring cyclists come by, I catch them again, they are from Vietnam and come ride in Laos for 5 days. I get a great tip, visit Pho Wat tomorrow, they are headed thereWeiterlesen
Pho Wat - Pakse & the millionaire
21. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
I have to manage my funds today, I have just enough to eat and drink to ride 80km. I count 48,000 kip, that's $2.45. I'll need 2 bottles of water, that's 1.00, leaving 1.45 for food. I'm poor todayWeiterlesen
Pakse to Thakhek by bus
22. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Slightly groggy wake up from the huge dinner last night, but what a joy on that terrace. Nice hotel too.
Have to get up and physically check on the bus schedule at the station because of theWeiterlesen
Thakhek restday
23. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
I managed to figure out the route quite quickly, but a bit more rest isn't all bad and a foot and calf massage even better.
Richard, a cyclist originally from Newcastle UK, ran into me as I wasWeiterlesen
Gnommalat
24. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
I'm only taking what I truly need to ride these next 7 days so left behind is the laptop and in total about 15 lb.
Buddha and Xiengliab caves first. The lorries, as travelers tend to call theWeiterlesen
Thalang
25. März 2025 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Wake up call by motorcycle at 3am, oh well. Got my full routine in, and the shorter ride has a 400m climb in it. Great visitor center at the hydraulic power station, very informative if not a littleWeiterlesen
Plan change
26. März 2025 in Laos
At the barbecue in the evening I got information from the young crowd. It appears the entire top section of the loop is very difficult and dusty. They may have overstated the difficulties but I decideWeiterlesen















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Reisender
Cool pic!
Reisender
sleep there?
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actually took a mid day nap, very shady tree with an even shadier cyclist underneath.