Cambodia - Bavel
4 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ⛅ 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 paybackOkumaya devam et
Battambang
5 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Battambang extra day
6 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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'llOkumaya devam et
zig & zag - Phnom Penh
7 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 activitiesOkumaya devam et
Architectural & Social Contrast
8 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☀️ 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 andOkumaya devam et
Saturday Night Life
9 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☀️ 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 riverOkumaya devam et
Genocide Museum - downer post...
9 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 alsoOkumaya devam et
Modern Phnom Penh
9 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
National History Museum
10 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 crowdedOkumaya devam et
Koh Toch Silk Island
11 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 toOkumaya devam et
Scenes of Angkor Wat
12 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☀️ 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 detailOkumaya devam et
Khmer temples
13 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☀️ 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. BentnayOkumaya devam et
Orchids and the sunrise
14 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ 🌙 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 bikeOkumaya devam et
Kaoh Ker by backroads
15 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 SIMOkumaya devam et
Krong Preaha Vihear
16 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ ☁️ 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 upOkumaya devam et
Stung Treng
17 Mart 2025, Kamboçya ⋅ 🌙 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 ofOkumaya devam et
Laos border crossing
18 Mart 2025, 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.
AlwaysOkumaya devam et
4000 islands kayak tour
19 Mart 2025, 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. TheOkumaya devam et
A bit of pie
20 Mart 2025, 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 thereOkumaya devam et
Pho Wat - Pakse & the millionaire
21 Mart 2025, 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 todayOkumaya devam et
Pakse to Thakhek by bus
22 Mart 2025, 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 theOkumaya devam et
Thakhek restday
23 Mart 2025, 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 wasOkumaya devam et
Gnommalat
24 Mart 2025, 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 theOkumaya devam et
Thalang
25 Mart 2025, 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 littleOkumaya devam et
Plan change
26 Mart 2025, 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 decideOkumaya devam et















































































































































































































































































































































































































































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