December 17, 2024 - Ban Chaloem Phra Kiat - Smart Resort - 34 km day ride Gordon: Today we did an unladen ride to a couple of Khmer sites, Phanom Rung and Prasat Muang Tam. They were both constructed by successive regimes between the 10th and 13th centuries, but predominantly by the Angkor culture in the 11th and 12th centuries. Almost all of the iconography ...
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 11, 2024 - Khao Yai - Lat Bua Khao - 65 kms - Green Land Farm December 12, 2024 - Lat Bua Khao - Nakhon Ratchasima - 58 kms - Korat Hotel December 13, 2024 - Nakhon Ratchasima - Phimai- 68 kms - Phimai Paradise Hotel December 14, 2024 - Phimai Gordon: We are spending a couple of nights in the town of Phimai, ...
December 7, 2024 - Bang Ka Nak - Baan Nong Juan (near Prachin Buri) - 62 Kms - Panpim Resort December 8, 2024 - Baan Nong Juan to North Gate, Khao Yai National Park - 65 kms - Issan Isan Concept Resort December 9, 2024 - Issan Isan Concept Resort - 0 kms (jungle tour) December 10, 2024 - Issan Isan Concept Resort - 29 ...
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 ...
Yesterday was our last ride from Lukang to Taichung with a brief stop at Rainbow village. As I write this Larry and Grandma Friday are nestled in their suitcases ready for our flight home tomorrow. After over 1900 kms, here are some of our thoughts about cycling In Taiwan. First, I would say this has been a fantastic place to explore by bike and I ...
January 10, 2024 - Kaosiung - Tainan - 59 kms - Cambridge Hotel January 11, 2024 - Tainan - Bahie- 59 kms - Third Great Uncles Homestay January 12, 2024 - Bahie - Donggang Coffee Road loop - Bahie - Chaiyi - 58 kms - LAN Kwai Fong Garden Hotel Gordon: Taiwan is holding national elections today, with all seats in the legislature and the ...
January 8, 2024 - Liuchiu Island to Kaohsiung - 60 kms - Legend Hotel January 9, 2024 - day walk in Kaohsiung Gordon: We skipped Kaohsiung on our first pass down the west coast, but on our return arc we are spending a couple of nights. The approach to the city was consistent with its reputation as the centre of heavy industry in Taiwan: we ...
January 5, 2024 - Anshu - Donggang - 75 kms - Taipeng Bay Tourist Hotel January 6, 2024 - Donggang - Liuchiu Island - 5kms - Coral Island January 7, 2024 - Liuchiu - 8kms - Coral Island. Taiwan was originally named Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island) by Portuguese sailors in 1582, and the name stuck for centuries. I can’t even begin to imagine how beautiful ...
January 3, 2024 - Chenggong - Taitung - 66kms - Home Rest Hotel January 4, 2024 - Taichung - Anshuo - 66kms - Lao Fan Home Most afternoons Gord and I do as the Taiwanese do and stop for a bubble tea. Ordering it, however, is more challenging than ordering a large soya decaf latte in Starbucks. I’m never certain what I will get. My favourite ...