Today’s ride on Komoot First job this morning was to check the view. Clear and stunning, but I’m used to that now ! Gee the mountains are high here. The valleys and hills look like they’re of Alpine proportions, and I can stare at them for ages. I ate a bit of the breakfast that …
Today’s ride on Komoot It was cool overnight, so I wasn’t in a hurry to get going. The fact is, I never am. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not a morning person or that I’m lazy when I know there’s an effort involved. On paper, the effort was less than yesterday, but these …
Today’s ride on Komoot This was the day I had very mixed feelings about. I expected to see the beautiful hills of Laos, but where there’s hills, there’s pain, and there was more than 2000 verical metres of pain today. In the end, the hills were quite manageable and the scenery was spectacular from the …
Today’s ride on Komoot I lingered in Luang Prabang and had a long talk to Andy the owner of Mali House. He’s the right guy for the job of running a guesthouse for sure. Today’s ride was short, so there was no rush. It’s hard to leave a place like LP with it’s nice ambience, …
I had some great food and rest in Luang Prabang and I needed it. Now I feel ready to tackle some of the hills out of here. I certainly didn’t feel like that 4 days ago. I also met Miles and Claire, two bike tourers from the UK who were at the end of their …
Today’s ride on Komoot Firstly, thankyou to Martin (of Martin & Goi fame. I met this great couple at the hotel in Chiang Khong) who suggested this route. Your suggestions and interest have really helped and they’re sincerely appreciated. Secondly, despite Martin’s suggestions, today was a big unknown. He did the trip in his car …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a rest day in Xayaboury and didn’t do a great deal. I ate well, found an excellent street coffee bar and a nice restaurant but that was about it. That’s what I call a rest day. I certainly needed it. I purposely had a late start today as there …
Today’s ride on Komoot I was justifiably concerned about today and it turned out to be one of the most brutal physical days I’ve ever had. It’s up there with the dust storms and gale force winds for the 100kms into Leongatha a few years ago, and worse than anything from triathlon or marathon training …
Today’s ride on Komoot I was worried about today’s ride too even though it was short. I get confidence from every achievement, so by now, I should have enough faith in my abilities to take on any ride and do it. I certainly don’t like the pain of climbing steep hills, but I know it …
Todays ride on Komoot To say I was concerned about today’s ride is a massive understatement. I saw the hills from the boat, and could see the ride profile showing 3 very steep climbs. I’d found a hotel on maps.me so I knew there’d be a place to stay in Muang Ngeung, and I expected …
