The (not so) Floating Market in front of Wat Pikul Ngoen
Occasionally I cycle through Bangyai and pass the old floating market. Personally I think this a bit of a misnomer as most boats seem to...
Behind The Dikes
The famous Dutch dikes do not only protect the low countries from the sea but also from some rivers! In my earlier post (*) I already...
Ayutthaya Revisited
Last week Mike and I ended up in Ayutthaya by train as I wanted to do some countryside cycling. First sight upon leaving Ayutthaya...
From Hell Fire to Giant Trees
This really is a grab bag of Kanchanaburi pictures. Starting with this very impressive museum. I have visited it several times, but it...
7. Riding The Rails: Vang Vieng
From a quartet we’d been reduced to a trio, not that mattered much as we all had traveled in various combinations before with usually the...
6. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai - Vang Vieng
High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...
5. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai
We left the station and while walking to the tuk-tuk stand, Tim asked which hotel we were supposed to go to. Good question, I’d sent a...
Return to Mukdahan - 54 km
The last cycling day of our trip had arrived, we checked out and cycled into town. Luckily our favorite breakfast place was open! The...
Cycling to Nakhon Phanom - 61 km
The first task of the day, check out and hunt for breakfast, at the same time a good opportunity to walk around town. We wandered towards...
Cycling to That Phanom - 53 km
As Ray was still on the way, Tim and I went cruisin' around Mukdahan a bit, first objective: a coffee shop! As usual, I hardly slept on...