Rest Day in Nan
Ruth: This morning we visited Wat Phumin, Northern Thailand's Sistine Chapel. The temple was built in 1596, but it was during it's restoration in the ... Read More
Khun Sathan National Park: Go’in on a Tiger Hunt
Trip SummaryWe are staying at Khun Sathan Homestay at 1377 meters at the National Park of the same name. Our hosts are a Hmong family ... Read More
Kuhn Sathan National Park to Phrae: Long Coast Down
Trip SummaryRuth: Somewhere at around the 35km mark I realized I was pedaling. Our ride down from the National Park was wonderful even if I ... Read More
Train South to Lopburi: A night with the Monkeys
Trip SummaryWe are now in our last week and have to make some tracks toward the airport. Today we are spending 7 hours on a ... Read More
Cycling through Khao Yai National Park
Trip SummaryRuth:Instead of spending our last few days in Bangkok we have taken a side trip to Khao Yai National Park. It is a spectacular ... Read More
Bangkok: living in the village
Trip SummaryWhether you are in the center or way out in the burbs near the airport, it is hard not to be struck by coexistence of ... Read More
Thailand Cycling Trip 2013: Route Notes
Ten Good Reasons To Cycle In ThailandTotal Distance Cycled: 1640 km Day 1 Bangkok to Ayutthaya: 60 kms by train and 17km by bike to AyutthayaBaan ... Read More
Time to Pack: Camino de Santiago 2014
Now that the bike is tuned up is time to pack. I am always surprised to realize how little stuff we actually need to live with. ... Read More
Auxerre: Our starting point for our pilgrimage to Santiago
After three flights, a bike ride, and four trains we made it to Auxerre France, our starting point for this year's trip. The whole process ... Read More
First days: Vézelay, Cervon, Premery
Auxerre to Vézelay: 53 km Vézelay to Cervon: 42 kmCervon to Premery: 42 km After our third day on the route we are managing to work ... Read More