Si Ward

hello all though i would do another update although not too much to talk about this time. Since my last post we have moved on from sieam reap and crossed the border back into Thailand. the route we took was straight along highway 6 to the border at poi pet. the ride to the border took a day and a half. The first leg was to Sisophon which was just over 100km and was straight into yet another terrible headwind. the ride was one road all the way which was very open and exposed which made it tough when the winds picked up at around 8am. that evening we managed to find a cgood guesthouse in the town which cost us $5 for a room. although later in the evening once we had been out and ... read more

Well its only been four days since the last update but quite a bit has happenend and i have an hour to burn so i thought i would do an update. Well on monday evening we left nha trang on a train that actually arrived on time which was a bit of a shock. when we then got on it, it seemed like a palace compared to the others with wood panel walls a good bed and a swish HD TV in our room although it did only play some crappy train DVD. we then settled it to bed and I eat the small feast of food i had gotten from the supermarket down the road. expecting the train to arrive late at HCMC i set my alarm for about ten minutes before the train was ... read more

well we have know left laos and entered vietnam. It has been a hard hilly ride to get here but after a few massive passes we made it. we left luang probang heading south down route 13 towards the capital. with the original intention to do a short day when we left we arrived at the guest house to find in wasnt too good. so we decided to press on for what the map said was 25 kms to the next town. although the problem was that the map wasnt right and the actual distance was 55km. this comprised of a 10km pass then followed by a 20km pass. at night fall we just managed to arrive at the guest house only to find it was as bad as the first and expensive. anyway after another ... read more

hi all. after a long 14 hour train journey on tuesday night we arrived at chang mai. we managed to get in an aprtment with air con and en suite for the night for 300baht (6 quid). we only stayed one night at there wasnt at much to see as thought. we also found that they were still celebrating sonkran and throwing buckets of water at us. often ice cold. so we left thursday morning and set off for for chang dao. this was my first proper ride and the temp was over 40 degrees. the ride started flat and then went through some hill at the end we covered 48 miles and i was burnt and bollocksed by the end of it. and with a broken rear hub. we managed to get 2 hut type ... read more

hi all. this is my first entry. not much to talk about yet buts its all going ok (ish). been stuck in bangkok a bit longer than expected as the trains to chang rai are all fully booked. it also doesnt help with thai new year being on the 13th so everything shuts down then. On the good side its well cheaper than home our evening meal tonight cost 90Baht for all three of us thats about 60p each, there beer is also cheap a massive bottle at 8percent is about 70P. well thats all for now i reckon should be back online wednesday i think when we arrive in chang rai.... read more