As I was leaving, the owner at the hotel suggested that I do a lap of Phuket and it got me thinking about changing my plans. Nearly did too, but I decided that I’d rather get back onto the trail I was always intending to follow before the diversion to Koh Phi Phi and Phuket …
The boat tour was great, plenty of swimming and karsts but also lots of tourists. Regardless, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking for the whole day. Glad I did this. The hotel I’m in – Ritsurin Boutique Hotel is really nice. Great owners, snacks/breakfast and the finishes are fantastic – lots of polished concrete and simplicity …
Day 1 – Koh Phi Phi It started with a walk along the beach near the hotel, then a great breakfast at the (purported) best bakery here. I then walked up to Long Beach and generated about 100 litres of sweat along the way. Luckily there was a swim at the end of it. A …
Trang to most of the way to Khlong Thom – 104km Bonus ! Found a Roti shop 200m from my hotel, but that was the highlight of a pretty boring day. The local road out of Trang serviced the surrounding industrial area, so there was plenty of traffic for a good 20kms. I passed a …
Thailand is an hour behind Malaysia, so getting up early means I’m still an hour behind what I was doing a week ago, just to beat the heat. So, I’ll really have to be up early here ! Having said that, yesterday and today were overcast, so the heat hasn’t been an issue. Breakfast was …
I had a nice Nasi Lemak and coffee at a hawker stall only 100m after leaving my hotel. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Nasi Lemak here, but this one was probably my last, as my destination today was Thailand. Malaysia didn’t let me go easily though. The first 20kms today wound between stunning karst outcrops, rice paddies …
Today was a big day by my standards. Six hours in the saddle in this heat is more than I’d like to do. However, it was also one of the few days that I didn’t decide on the end point the night before. This time, I waited to see what would happen, and play it …
On my first full day in Georgetown and I did a fair amount of walking around and simply gawking at the buildings in the UNESCO Heritage area. Food is a focus here, so there was some good coffee, Char Kway Tow, and I’ve just finished my first Assam Laksa. The Laksa was brilliant so there’ll …
On the road by 7:30 with a minimal breakfast, but that’s not an issue, because here, you are always close to food. I stopped by a really good roti place again. This time after about 20kms. People still stared, but 3 came up to talk. All very nice and friendly as always. I had my …
I had to wait for some rain to stop today, then I headed out on clean busy roads following my GPS’ instructions to the letter. Ipoh is full of one way streets and the morning peak hour isn’t the time to go off piste and not trust your GPS. Pretty soon, I was on some …
