Distance: 97.79 km Ridetime: 03:44:04 Average: 26.2 km/h Total distance: 9301 km With the Thai visa running out tomorrow I’m now cycling fast towards the Malaysian border. Just 1.5 km before my reaching my hotel in Hat Yai I was hit by a heavy rain shower. Luckily I was just about to stop for a [ Read More ]
Distance: 56.82 km Ridetime: 02:32:28 Average: 22.4 km/h Total distance: 9203 km Showing up at the local bike shop at 10 in the morning I was happily surprised to see they were open. Usually everything is closed on Sundays here. The guy fixing my broken spoke and balancing the wheel looked competent and concentrated. Nice [ Read More ]
Distance: 116.49 km Ridetime: 05:04:57 Average: 22.9 km/h Total distance: 9146 km After a hard day of cycling I broke a spoke 10 km before Trang. This is the second time I brake a spoke in Thailand. I will need to visit a bike shop to get it checked properly. Luckily I was able to [ Read More ]
Through Twitter I had been in contact with Linda and Phil from Ireland who are cycling around the world with their 2 year old son Luca. As we were all on Ko Lanta I cycled the 5 km to their hotel to say hello. As Linda, Phil and Luca are cycling north and I’m heading [ Read More ]
Distance: 82.39 km Ridetime: 03:26:18 Average: 24.0 km/h Total distance: 9030 km After almost a week without cycling it was good to be back on the road. There were still some water fighting going on, but today it seemed like the gangs were mostly fighting each other and letting the civilians go. I did get [ Read More ]
With the Thai visa is once again expiring, it was time to hop on a long boat and head back to the main land. If you arrive randomly in Thailand on the 13th of April you would be surprised. This day is Songkran or Thai New Year and probably best described as the biggest water [ Read More ]
A final day of beach paradise life on Ton Sai including more climbing and swimming. The climb up to a view point was rather challenging due to rain showers yesterday night making the paths slippery. The views were still amazing though. Out here in the jungle you get party invitations written on leaves. Back in [ Read More ]
Together with Pai from Thailand and Rick from Sweden I was heading out to explore the surroundings of Railay beach. On top of my head I can only come up with a few places in Switzerland and a beach in Mexico that could possibly compete in beauty. Railay/Ton Sai beach is known as a climbers [ Read More ]
After the off-day yesterday I was back in adventure mode this morning. While Krabi town is a friendly place with good food and night life, the real beauty of the region lies in the many beaches and islands around. I was able to leave the bicycle at the hostel and take a long boat out [ Read More ]
Today could quite simply be described as an off-day. Apart from going to the market to buy food I hardly left my hostel bed all day. It was just too comfortable with wireless internet and everything. I guess an off-day is needed now and then. One of the things I did manage to do was [ Read More ]
