Mini Itinerary

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  • Highway Grind
    15 February 2012

    I spend a few kilometres getting out of Chanthaburi and snaking north to get on highway 3, and then most of the day is a steady grind along it.

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  • A Fresh Look at Chanthaburi
    14 February 2012

    Today I finally manage to get back on the bike. I've been a week in Trat feeling under the weather.

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  • Trat Farang Mayhem
    7 February 2012

    Drunkenly tottering older female yank, Bond orchestra style horns and drums, a tribe of Germans, a polite Polish couple, and a Brit in an Hawaiian shirt that's bordering on obscene.

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  • Transposition
    6 February 2012

    Why did the cyclist cross the road? Because Thailand drives on the left.

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  • Heading Towards the Border
    5 February 2012

    This is my last full day in Cambodia. I head along route 57 to Pailin, a small provincial town that lies 19km short of the Thai border.

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  • Aeolus's Revenge
    4 February 2012

    After an easy, smooth day yesterday, today's the opposite: highway 5 is rather bumpy, and I'm going into the wind for most of the ride.

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  • Just Passing Through
    2 February 2012

    49, 42, 42, 44, 43. These are the rolling times in minutes of all of today's 20 kilometre blocks. This is what happens when the wind is on your side and the surface is golden.

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  • So, I Hear There's Some Temples...
    31 January 2012

    I'm well aware that my tolerance level for temples and ruins can be rather low. Ruined temples? Yep, turns out similar. I chose to get the one day ticket for the Angkor Archeological Park, and it was the right decision.

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  • Mr Front Wheel, You Must Be Here For The Slow Puncture Party
    29 January 2012

    Long day. First 20km goes in 50 minutes, as does the second, which is a reassuring start. I hit the Coke early, but it doesn't quite hit the spot.

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  • I'm Getting Tired of This
    28 January 2012

    Had a chat with Mrs Chen this morning. She said she was born in Cambodia, but her ancestral home is near Shantou in eastern Guangdong province.

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