59 km, 4h 30 min Today’s ride included the hardest hills we have climbed so far. There was over 7 km of uphill, with 3 km involving grades above 15%. We spent much of the 3 km steep part pushing our bikes up the hill. Several pickup trucks passed us, but none stopped to offer…

58 km, 4h 30 min We decided to take a bit of a different route north – highway 1178 to Arunothai and then 1340 across to Chai Prakarn or if we are feeling really crazy Doi Ang Khang (reported to have spectacular views as it is the second highest mountain in Thailand). We were warned…

We stayed in Chiang Dao for three nights, and other than resting, we did three things: we visited a beautiful monastery, we hiked over a small mountain, and we visited the famous Chiang Dao caves. We also ate dinner at three different places: the Chiang Dao Nest, Malee’s Nature Resort, and Chiang Dao Nest 2.…

92 km, 6 hours We managed to get up at a reasonable time, but it seemed every time we tried to leave, the Gong Keuw pulled us back in. We lingered until after 9 am and even debated spending one more night in Chiang Mai so that we could enjoy the bungalow and the wonderful…

Yes, Becky has a Thai cousin. This might be a surprise to those of you who look at her and say “clearly of European descent”. Well, you’d be right, but since her father’s cousin Bob married Ad (who is from Thailand), Ann has become her cousin by marriage. We have been emailing back and forth…

Today we decided to do something different, and take a Thai cooking class. We both enjoy Thai food, and we both enjoy cooking, so this was the perfect opportunity to learn a little bit about how authentic Thai food is made. After a short investigation, we signed up for the daytime class at Baan Thai…

25 km The train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was 13 hours, so we decided to take the night train. Unfortunately, first class was full, and the only second class option available was upper bunks across the aisle from each other. Fortunately, the folks on the lower bunks were together, so during the daytime we…

So, it has been 4 days since the last time we wrote anything for our blog. Becky overheard a discussion about “the dog ate my homework” and how that in Thailand one could use elephants as an excuse. So, our excuse for a lack of blog posts is “an elephant ate our blog posts!”. Other…