It all began when the doc told me I had high blood pressure, which brought about some life changes.
I bought a nice used bicycle and started riding everyday.
I found riding the bicycle so much fun I decided to try out going on a cycling journey.
So I added a rack, homemade fenders and some bags..
The first journey was to go to northern Thailand and live in a buddhist Temple for a month.
I live in the south ot Thailand so the journey was quite long (about 2000kms) so I used buses and trains to get to Chiang Mai.
I got a ticket for the night train from Chumpon to Bangkok.
While waiting, I explored Chumpon some.
The waterfront
The marine research place
The Beach and Beer!
Happy dolphins
Resting up in Lumpini Park, Bangkok. (Look close and see the big monitor lizard out for a stroll!)
Waiting for the night train to Chiang Mai at the lovely Hua Lamphung train station.
Taking a bicycle with you on Thailand trains is easy and cheap.
Along the way I would meet other cyclists on much longer and more adventurous journeys.
My mind was slowly expanding to the possibilities
End of part 1
Stay tuned for part 2 and the temple stay in Fang, Thailand
Cheers.
What are brand of bike are your riding?
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That first bike was just a basic Specialized, 29er hardtail mountain bike. (Which shows how you don't need anything fancy to get out there and travel)
Since then I have evolved bicycles several times; the folding Brompton, Surly Long Haul Trucker, and the most recent a Surly World Troller.
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Just read over this whole series talk about undervalued posts. No worries though, Dude, the comments section can take off without notice. :)-~
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