Geo: 18.8, 98.98Today was the longest day on the bike, around 60 kms I guess. Also the first day that there were no clouds, not that it was really hot but the sun burnt a bit. And seems to be a day of firsts, also passed our first geocache on this trip.Again a day through beautiful nature, smiling people and lots of wats. We saw the tallest standing Buddha of Northern Thailand and cycled closer to the city through a rehabilitation center situated in a nice park. Lunch was very simpel today, fried chicken we bought at a local food stall.Still had to make it back from our last stop at the city boarder to our hotel but it went pretty well. Becoming real Thai we drove a small part against traffic in a one way ... read more

Geo: 18.8, 98.98We made it to our first stop with ease. Were picked up at our hotel, dropped at our starting point and after some last directions we were on our way. The first 15 kms or so went the fastest, not ' cause we got tired after that but 'cause the picture stops became more frequently. Lots of calm streets next to a river, beautifiul green mountains around and from time to time a surprised looking cow.Not only the cows were looking at us but also the local people. Thai don't really cycle nor wear helmets on their motorbikes so you can imagine what a strange sight we were: strange looking bikes with bags and on them someone with a helmet.At 3 kms from our hotel, so after about 40 kms we could visit a ... read more

Geo: 18.8, 98.98Chiang Mae is known for 4 things, tempels, trekking, fashion and... food. Apparently the food of North Thailand is the best. On the pic fried rice with pineapple.We also just had the most unfriendly waitress ever. She didn't say a word to Thierry, people who wanted to sit on a larger table inside weren't allowed to do that, a guy had to sit down while thinking about what to eat and when I couldn't pay with small money she more or less threw the changes on the table.Anyway, today we walked around in the city looking at temples, not only big ones but small as well. Most of the nice, a few a disapointment.If you hear the National Anthem here you have to stand still till it's finished. This happened today when we were ... read more

Geo: 17.013, 99.7497Or at least a drizzle. It rained this morning just before we left but it was sunny all day. Of course I forgot my sunscreen so now I'm a bit red.Sukothai is the oldest capital, or should I say ex capital, of the country so what you can see here are old ruins of tempels. In the central zone they are still in a not too bad shape but we also went to the North zone where hardly anything is left. A pity cause one of the temples must have been big and beautiful.We also discovered they have owls in Thailand. How? We've been geocaching, looked in a hollow tree and woke one up. Most caches were hidden near all the different ruins and tempels and made a good guide.... read more

Geo: 14.344, 100.561Ayutthaya is an old capital of the country and lots of tempels remain, some of them in better shape than others. Best way to explore them is on bike so that's what we did today. Saw only a few due to the hot weather, around 40°C or maybe even more in the sun.We had dinner at the food market for about 5€, it tasted better than what we had yesterday... read more