It wasn’t easy to leave the luxury of the hotel in Siem Reap but the incentive is to finish this trip, as I’m entering the last two weeks. I rode through the town past the markets and continued to notice the improvements they’ve made here. It’s very nice but it feels less and less like …
Today was anything but a rest day, even after a slow start. I’ve always been absolutely mesmerised by Angkor Wat, so I decided to go and wander around it again. There weren’t as many tourists as I expected and that’s a good thing. It’s a funny place to visit in that you can decide what …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a fairly early start mainly because I had no idea where breakfast was coming from. First item on the agenda was the old 12th century bridge in town. It’s still in use albeit only for bicycles, motorbikes and pedestrians. It’s built from latterite with no adhesives, so it’s held …
Today’s ride on Komoot Part of me was tempted to ride the 140-150 kms to Siem Reap, but if I did that, I may as well have caught the bus. I’m glad I didn’t as Kampong Kdei was a nice place to hang out. I had breakfast at the hotel, purely for convenience, and then …
I woke up at 8:30am. Wow, what a sleep in. I must have needed it, so I decided to have an easy day today. The town of Kampong Thom wasn’t far away. That still leaves me with two simple days to Siem Reap where I’ll have another rest day. And there’s a nice hotel with …
It was good to be leaving Phnom Penh. The hotel was nice but really, the city isn’t much. I left to the north and went over to the river on the way. Then it was over the bridge and into Highway 6 which I’ll be on or close to for the next four days. I’m …
Part 1 of Today’s ride on Komoot Part 2 of Today’s ride on Komoot Still nowhere near 100% but ok for a pancake flat 75 into Phnom Penh. The day started very slowly and drizzly, so I stayed at the hotel, went to the coffee shop for breakfast and waited out the rain. When it …
Todays ride on Komoot I didn’t feel great last night, and it was a fitful sleep, so, as expected, I felt like rubbish this morning. That explains the lack of photos too. I just didn’t feel up to it before the border checkpoint. I managed to eat some muesli and decided to get some more …
Today’s ride on Komoot Today was bipolar. Getting out of HCMC was fun for a short time, then I just wanted the noise and traffic to stop. Of course, it didn’t for quite a while. When it did, I was immediately on a narrow lane that wound through rice fields and crops, and it was …
Todays ride on Komoot After miscalculating the days left in Vietnam, and realising I had to leave by the 30th of November, I was actually looking forward to going somewhere else. Vietnam can be exhilarating but also very irritating. Although I’ve enjoyed my time here, there are plenty of places I’d rather be. For starters, …
