Did a lot of sleeping and eating but I interspersed that with other things. I rode up to Doi Suthep to the temple, visited some Wats that I hadn’t previously seen Doi Suthep is a famous ride which was really enjoyable – says he who hates hills ! Most of the mountain was in cloud, …
After last night’s dinner, breakfast was equally forgettable. There were some interesting offcuts in the pork and noodle soup. Today was a 28km (or so… i can make any ride longer with my navigation skills) meander into Chiang Mai along small country and village lanes with a little traffic at the end. It was noticeably …
As I was checking out, the people at the Riverside Guesthouse asked me what I’d like for breakfast. Turns out, it was included, and superb. I think the owner is German, and that may explain the nice coffee. So, I was fuelled up and ready to go without the usual effort of finding something I …
Today promised to be the hardest day since I crossed the Malaysia / Thailand border. There was a 10km, 450m climb after about 20kms, and my best friend, Komoot said that there were about 5 sections of 10% and over. That just means pain for me, as I’m not a climber. I visited 7-11 on …
I had high hopes for breakfast. They told me it was Jok with chicken, which I love. And it was absolutely superb. The nicest I’ve had on this trip, so I had to finish the bowl and lick it clean. They introduced me to the lady who cooked it, and she was really chuffed that …
I found a site that had some routes mapped out for the ride to Chiang Mai, so I followed one for the trip to Si Satchanalai. As far as rides go, this one didn’t look to bad on paper – not on a highway, fairly close to a river… But it was busy, flat and …
I took the bike track for the 12kms to New Sukhotai. It was fantastic. It wound through villages and housing beside a small river, and had very little traffic or dogs or hills – does it get better ? I didn’t leave early because I wouldn’t be able to check in too early. As it …
After all the fun of checking in, the breakfast was fine, so I headed off to look around the famous Sukhotai Historical Park. It’s fairly spread out, so cycling around is the best way to see it all. My first impression was that it was really well maintained. The first place I stopped at, had …
NB * – it was only 91kms because I can’t navigate to save my life. The old guy who runs the guesthouse is a great guy. As I mentioned, he has been telling me about his trips to Laos and urging me to visit the north of the country. He promised to cook breakfast at …
I was the first customer of the day at the restaurant up the road. It was a highway stop, and they were setting up. The pork and noodle soup was good but very peppery, a coffee woke me up, and I was off again. The day’s theme was crops – tea (or some jasmine looking …
