In and around Chiang Rai
'Back again', I wrote on this blog about eight weeks ago. Long enough ago to feel completely at home again and to enjoy my stay and of course being together with my partner to the fullest. We have known each other for 9 years now and we hope to add a few more years to that...
Cycling in Bangkok's 'green lung' (video)
Bang Krachao and the Phra Pradaeng area are known as the green lung of Bangkok. The area is located across the Chao Phraya River from Bangkok city, but it is a world of difference.
10 fun cycling routes in Thailand
Cycling in Thailand can be a fantastic way to explore the country's natural beauty and culture. Thailand has some beautiful cycling routes that run all over the country, and you can choose from different types of terrain, from the countryside to the beaches and the mountains.
Nice cycling routes in Thailand
In Thailand you can cycle well in certain places. The Tourism Authority of Thailand promotes six cycling routes, which you can take with a guide or on your own.
Cycling in Bangkok, always fun (video)
One of the best excursions you can undertake as a tourist is cycling in Bangkok. You will get to know a part of Bangkok that you would otherwise not easily discover.
10 most popular excursions in and around Bangkok
Bangkok is an impressive city. There is much to see. Most tourists, especially those who visit this exotic metropolis for the first time, want to see and experience as much as possible.
We travel by bike from Bangkok to Singapore and are now in Phuket. From there we want to cycle to Koh Lanta. Does anyone know if, and if so, which ferry service also takes bicycles?
Cycling in Bang Krachao, the green lung of Bangkok
Cycling in Bangkok is one of the most appreciated and popular excursions. But if you don't feel like going out with a group of tourists, you can also do this fun trip on your own. In this video you can see how.
"A day in the life of…. Sjaak S”
I liked the idea and wrote a story, but I find it difficult. So many things happen in one day and yet very little. So I wrote it again. Every event consists of various parts. For me, every day is “same same, but different”.
Chiang Rai and cycling…..(10)
It's been a while since I wrote episode 9 of my 'bicycle serial' set in and around Chiang Rai. In May 2021, when he was still 75 years 'young'. Now 78, but still enjoying cycling through the city and - especially - the country. So a tenth episode to round off the series with a nice round number. Just like in the previous episodes, I add some photos taken during my rides to share the beauty of the area with the readers and, where appropriate, I also cycle through some other experiences and adventures.
Cycling in Thai traffic, a nightmare? (reader submission)
During our four-month stay in Thailand, we discovered the treacherous dynamics of local traffic. Our recent experiences cycling in and around Hua Hin have made us question the safety and rules of Thai roads. Here's a look at our perilous encounters with Thai car traffic.
Bangkok: 10 absolute highlights
Bangkok is immense, chaotic, busy, big, intense, versatile, colourful, noisy, confusing, amazing and intense at the same time. But perhaps impressive is the best word when you first arrive in Bangkok.
Thailand question: Cycling in Thailand?
We have been cycling in Chiang Mai for years with great pleasure. First with the beautiful routes of Etienne Daniels and now independently with the large bikes of Fokke van Egmond. Now that we are renting bicycles for longer and longer (enjoying the pre-pension), it is becoming interesting to park a bicycle here permanently.
Bike boxes from BKK airport to Hua Hin?
We will soon be flying to Bangkok and have 2 bicycle boxes (dim. 117x78x21cm) with bicycles. Who are they trying to get to Hua Hin by bus. If that doesn't work, is there a package service at the airport to get them to Hua Hin via a delivery service?
Bang Kachao, the green lung of Bangkok
Bang Kachao or Bang Krachao is also called the 'green lung' of Bangkok. It is an artificial island formed by a bend in the Chao Phraya River and a channel on its western side.
Cycling in the Chiang Mai area
I have been living in Chiang Mai for about 8 years now, most of the time with my girlfriend in Sansai district. When I have friends from the Netherlands visiting, the first question is often: Can we also cycle here?
Cycling around Mae Sot (video)
You can also discover the border area between Thailand and Myanmar by bicycle as in this video.
Is cycling in Thailand less dangerous now?
I have been coming to Thailand for years and have also cycled in the vicinity of Pattaya and Hua Hin. Yet I always thought it was dangerous because at the time motorists hardly took cyclists into account. Now it seems that after Rama 10 was seen on a bicycle, cycling fever has also struck in Thailand.
Terminal in Chiang Rai
No, don't be alarmed, dear Thailand blog readers: my situation has not drastically deteriorated since my recent return, but cycling around in these beautiful regions I came across some buildings that you can rightly say are in the final stage of decay.
And back again………
Left just in time: The Singapore Airlines A350-900 at Schiphol, shortly before the outbreak of storm 'Eunice'.
Thailand question: Cycling with Google Maps
Does anyone have experience cycling in Thailand with Google Maps with an earpiece? I want to plot routes in Maps, and cycle them by voice through the earpiece so that the phone can stay in my pocket.
Bike ride north side of the Mae Kok (video)
Our reader Cornelis sent a video in HD quality of a bicycle ride on the north side of the Mae Kok (west of the city of Chiang Rai), past the Karen village of Ruamit, known for its elephants, to a wooden suspension bridge over the river.