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…