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Flashpacking in Ko Kao Yai
After a great day of small roads and empty beaches approaching Phuket island we had some mile munching highway kms (including 2nd puncture of trip – see coconut jack in pic) to get a ferry Read more…
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Good days and less good days
So since leaving Kho Phayam, we have had a mixed bag. A lovely boat ride took us back to yucky Ranong where we boarded a packed bus to Takua Pa to avoid riding out of Read more…
thailand
Which way to where?
Where to? Its getting hot and sticky with every km south. The roads are bigger, the minivans are faster and the visas need an update in 10 days. So not sure what next. The map Read more…
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Coast to coast the easy way.
Our gulf coast cycle ended at Chumphon because all reports were that paradise beaches gave way to muddy marsh and sand flies. We decided not to subject Aran to a grueling 2 day trailer ride Read more…
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Bye bye Uncle Bunkbed
We have said goodbye ro Nick now who is off for his trip to Sri Lanka to birdwatch and surf and Aran misses him a lot. With Nick, we spent our first week of cycling Read more…
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The advantages of getting lost
Some would say that setting off without a route, a decent map or any reliable info was not a great plan. However it does have the unforeseen advantage of forcing you to stay in luxurious Read more…
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More noodles, more kilometres…
Here we are again back in thailand this time in the flat south thanks to our new load of aran in his trailerToday was the first day of riding through coconut groves and pineapple plantations, Read more…
thailand
sawadee krap.
It wasn’t long before aran got an opportunity to practice his thai greetings with some authentic ladies in bangkok.
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Arrived!!!
Much lugging of bike boxes later, we arrived in bangkok. Thanks Brian for convincing us not to attempt the london tube at rush hour. We met Nick at the hotel and spent a couple of Read more…
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Preparations
I even ironed some babygros! The only use our iron has seen for the past 10 years is to wax skis and maybe some iron-up hems minutes before a wedding. And now here I am Read more…