“Aren’t you afraid of the bombs?” Cycling through Thailand’s deep south, this troubling enquiry was tossed out multiple times each day. Sure we were scared! Who wouldn’t be if they had bothered to read this warning from the US State Department: The far south of Thailand has been experiencing almost daily incidents of criminally and [...]
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Why Thailand is most certainly the easiest place on earth to go bicycle touring.
Bicycle touring enthusiasts are at no loss for challenging places to ride. Bike travelers regularly test their limits by cycling over 5,000 + meter passes in the Andes, biking across remote stretches of desert in sub zero temperatures and riding through countries which many deem hostile to Westerners. But sometimes we just like to enjoy [...]
Random Encounters of the Very Best Kind
Our time in Cambodia was largely spent conforming to the norms of how a Southeast Asian tourist spends his time: At Siem Reap, we wandered around the ancient temples and fought the crowds at Angkor Wat. In Phnom Penh, we admired the luxurious Royal Palace and strolled around serene Wat Phnom. Each morning, I [...]
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