Day 4: January 14th, 2025 - Lac Sao to Na Hin - 55kms - Phamarn View Guesthouse Day 5: January 15, 2025 - Na Hin - 0 kms - Phamarm View Guesthouse Ruth: For much of our trip we have been cycling against the prevailing wind, but Lac Sao was the turning point and I am looking forward to some tailwinds. After spending two nights ...
Day 2: January 12, 2025 - Ban Sankeo to Thalang - 35 kms - Mind House Bungalows Gord - It was a short ride today, although it did include a steep 400 metre climb. Once we were on the higher plateau we paralleled the shore of a large reservoir. Our guidebook describes the ride as jungle on one side of the road and the blight of ...
January 8, 2025 - Savannakhet - 0 kms - Savan Villa Hotel January 9, 2025 - Savannakhet to Xaybuly on Highway 13 - 61 kms - Souklamphan Guest House January 10, 2025 - Xaybuly to outside of Thakhet - 64 kms - Nana's Bungalows January 11, 2025 - Nana's to Ban Sangkeo - 68 kms Ruth: We passed under the Friendship Bridge north of Savannakhet ...
January 6, 2025 - Paksxong to Savannakhet - 72 kms - Savan Villa Hotel January 7, 2025 - Savannakhet - 0 kms - Savan Villa Hotel Gordon: We are spending a couple of nights in Savannakhet, Laos' second largest city. It attracts few foreign visitors, but it's a pleasant place to pass a few days. Much of the downtown area was built by the French ...
January 4, 2025 - Phetkamdy Nammakhod Guesthouse to Muang Thapangthong - 90 kms -Thounthavisak Guesthouse January 5, 2025 - Muang Thapangthong - Pakxong - 81 kms - Poumixai Guesthouse Cycling the back roads from Salavan through Muang Thapangthong and down to highway 13 is a world away from the more developed parts of Laos, and a galaxy away from the few places tourists visit. As ...
December 30, 2024 - Champasak day ride - 30 kms day ride - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse December 31, 2024 Champasak day ride - 32 kms day ride - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse January 1, 2025 - Champasak to Km 32 on Paksong road - 64 kms - Sabaidee Valley Resort January 2, 2025 - Km 32 to Tatlo - 85 kms - Palamei Guesthouse January 3, ...
December 28, 2024 - Khong Chaim to Pakse, Laos - 71 kms - Le Jardin Hotel December 29, 2024 - Pakse to Champasak - 45 kms - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse December 30, 2024 - 30 kms day ride - Anouxa Riverview Guesthouse Crossing a border into a new country is never easy. There is always a certain amount of anxiety around the process at the ...
December 23, 2024 - Khao Phra Wihan National Park to Ban Wari Udom - 45 kms - Kanthiya Garden Hotel December 24, 2024 - Ban Wari Udom to Det Udom - 54 kms - Saabpaiboon Grand Resort Our mood sobered quickly today when we passed a recent fatal accident. We know it was fatal because the body was still lying on the road bundled in ...
December 15, 2024 - Phimai to Ban Nong Hong - 60 kms - Pimaka Resort December 16, 2024. - Ban Nong Hong - Chaloem Phra Kiat - 58 kms - Smart Resort Ruth: We have been making our way slowly through Isaan, the region that makes up the northeast of Thailand. It is the poorest region of the country and very few tourists venture into ...
December 6, 2024 - Bangkok (BKK) - Bang Ka Nak - 56 kms - tt Residence Ruth: Our ride from the airport was a delightful surprise. We connected with a bike path fairly quickly and then pocket earth guided us into a zig zag of small roads and raised concrete paths following canals. We only had to back track a few times. The land is ...