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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Who has experience with using GPS for cycling tours around Hua Hin?
Dear readers,
Some time ago I asked about unguided cycling tours around Hua Hin via your blog. The comments included a suggestion to use a GPS.
I would like to know if any readers have experience with this? Which brand is the best to buy, can I buy SD card in Thailand for all brands? Are they also for rent in Thailand?
We ourselves have cycled with it in Germany (rented at the guest house) and think it's great, but before we decide to buy it ourselves, I would like to know what to look out for when using something like this in Thailand.
Yours faithfully,
Ria
Hi Ria
When I went to Thailand for the first time to cycle, I bought a Garmin bicycle navigation. The seller immediately downloaded a map for Thailand via openstreetmaps. I have now cycled with it for 3 years in the Pattaya and Chiang Mai area and it functions perfectly.
Thank you very much for your response Marco. Do you also use that Garmin in the Netherlands and does it also contain an SD card that you can use in the Netherlands?
Best regards,
Ria
Yes, an SD card can be inserted. I also use the device in the Netherlands mainly because of the function as a odometer and heart rate, etc. I do not yet have a map of the Netherlands because I want to buy another SD card with maps of Europe
Garmin has good handhelds for navigation.
In the past I made many trips with Garmin and also used the routes myself in addition to existing maps.
Also check whether you really want to use a separate GPS or a mobile phone that also contains the GPS.
Technically you can do the same with this. The various types of maps can be downloaded in the playstore.
You then have access to a larger screen. The various apps are easy to operate. In this case, an Android phone would have more advantages than Apple. As annoying as this may sound for the latter target group
If you want to know more, just email.
[email protected]
Thank you very much Henk for your response. I own an Apple phone, so I think we'll go for a Garmin navigation and buy it in Thailand. See Marco's response.
Best regards,
Ria
I'm also looking for (my first real) smartphone. With GPS, that is a condition, and that you can use the GPS function offline. So you must be able to download the maps.
I get the impression that almost every smartphone can do that.
But I'm only halfway through my quest.
Dear Ria,
I live near Chumphon, (a 250km south of Hua Hin) and am an avid biker. I always use GPS when I want to tour and have no problem, always know exactly where I am and always get home. The GPS is a Garmin, bought in a Tesco Lotus… the price was about 5000 Baht (125 Euro) with all the trimmings. Wouldn't want to miss it anymore.
Regards,
eddy
Thank you very much Eddy for your response, I think we will go for this option, buy n GPS in Thailand,
Best regards,
Ria
Have navigation on my Windows Phone from Nokia, download map of Thailand for free and go. Functions perfectly. You do not need internet to download maps on the spot. Of course this is also possible with an iPhone or Android phone, but I have no experience with that myself.
Thank you Jurg for your response, I always find it so difficult to read on the iPhone in the sun, ma thanks for your response.
Best regards,
Ria
Dear Ria, you can get there with a good smartphone with Google Maps, because there are hardly any cycle paths. I don't recommend going north because you have to drive on the highway for a long time. Going inland towards Pala You have to you first have to climb quite a hill, and I would recommend going south, it is flat with nice back roads towards Khao Tao. Recommended to buy a map or Phetchaburi. And then also buy a SIM card with about 200bht credit at every 7 eleven you can get for that rightly so and the girls or boy behind the counter can install the card for you. I always rent a Honda Wave and am on the road every day. I think I know the area from Hua hin to Sam roi yot quite well. And then also towards Kaeng Krachan, but that is a bit far or you would have to spend the night somewhere. If you need further explanation: my email address is {[email protected]}fri gr. Frits
Thanks also to Frits for your response, but as I also respond to Jurg, I find it very difficult to read from a mobile phone. Think we'll go for a GPS after all. We have also cycled around Chiang Mai several times, but then with a route description via ClickandTravel.com, is a nice company in Chiang Mai that organizes guided and unguided cycling tours with overnight stays. Really recommended.
We also always buy a SIM card in our phone in Thailand, I don't think you can call cheaper.
Best regards,
Ria
Garmin is one of the best devices. You can download a map of Thailand via the internet and you can buy a bracket that you can place on your bicycle or motorcycle. (The map was downloaded via Garmin and costs about 100 euros). It works very well.