Entering Laos
Tourists are obliged to cross the border from Chiang Kong (Thailand) to Huay Xai (Laos) via the so-called “Friendship Bridge”. The cities are right across from each other, separated by…
Tourists are obliged to cross the border from Chiang Kong (Thailand) to Huay Xai (Laos) via the so-called “Friendship Bridge”. The cities are right across from each other, separated by…
Mindfulness and Meditation Mindfulness – which includes meditation – has become popular. Even basic packages of insurance companies (at least in the Netherlands) now offer a compensation for a course.…
Tough mountains due to “terrible” grades Waking up in the city called Hot I had to get on my trousers and vest for breakfast outside – for the first time…
Bus from Bangkok to Tak I took a bus from Bangkok’s Mochit bus station to Tak (a 7-hour drive North West of Bangkok). There isn’t a website to book your…
I arrived in Bangkok on November 28 after a 10-hour flight from Amsterdam. I was curious how my cardboard boxed bicycle would arrive, and I was happy to find it…
In these series I will share my experiences traveling through Thailand and Laos for about 2.5 months – largely by bicycle. I planned a rough route using Google Maps (you…
Date: Tuesday, May 28. Distance: 40 km. Route highlights: cute Californian towns, and the Golden Gate Bridge of course! Fairfax was a particularly lovely town, but we passed numerous other…
Date: Sunday, Monday. May 26, 27. Distance: 90 km. Route highlights: Tomales Bakery, Point Reyes, and Fairfax. The ride from Bodega Dunes to Samuel P Taylor was great, through hills…
Date: Friday, Saturday. May 24, 25. Distance: 125 km. Route highlight: Fort Ross, coastline, seals and pelicans. Last night felt quite wild. We heard crying coyotes and the guard dogs…
Date: Wednesday, Thursday. May 22, 23. Distance: 150 km. Route highlight: climbing after Leggett, and reaching the ocean again. The climb after the town of Leggett to 2000 feet was…