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 …
Before I decided on staying somewhere near Monkey Resort, I checked that there was no mention of Monkeys in their reviews. This was another transition day – I’ve had a few of those. I’m heading to the area of Temple ruins around Sukothai, and there’s not much except 150kms between Uthai Thani and Kamphaeng Phet. …
Another late start, but I couldn’t resist the breakfast at the restaurant at Noon Guesthouse. The owner suggested Uthai Thani as my destination rather than Chai Nat. He said it was much nicer. It was another flat old ride today with lots of countryside and villages. The villages looked quite underprivileged, but as is usual, …
I said my goodbyes to the people at the hostel. And there were hugs all ’round. Never had that from a hostel before ! What a fantastic two days. The owners treat everyone like family, and it makes for an exceptional atmosphere and very happy people. I cruised out of Ayutthaya on quiet narrow roads …
I looked at ruins in the morning but the day was so hot that I returned to the hostel after lunch, and sat on the verandah and talked to an American guy and a Finnish guy (I swear it was like talking to Kimi Raikkonen). I realised that I’ve been staying in hotels and not …
Last night, I slipped at the hotel and hyper-extended my left knee. Ouch. I didn’t want to think about it immediately after it happened – let’s see in the morning. The rooftop area at the hotel has recently been painted with some light coloured, glossy waterproof compound. That’s fine, but the roof had leaked, and …
