Introduction

    This is the first post to the blog. This blog is going to be the trip diary to my 57 day cycle tour in Thailand and Cambodia. This is also going to be a trip for photos since I am bringing my nikon d5200 and two lenses. Both are nikons, one a 20mm prime lens and the other a 55 - 300mm telephoto lens. The goal of this tour is to explore parts of Thailand and Cambodia that are the most scenic and more off the tourist path. I am not a professional photographer nor a professional cyclist. However, I do my best and hopefully some of you readers will enjoy the journey.

    Here are some details about the trip. I bought a round ticket flight from Ottawa to Bangkok for about 1270 Canadian dollars. I arrive in Bangkok on the 24th of February and leave on the 20th of April at 10:30pm. I will pack up my Surly LHT in a cardboard bike box and fly with it. I will also be sporting four panniers to carry my gear.

    The route is not set in stone but I do have a vague idea of the way I will go. I will depart Bangkok and head north to Ayuthaya which is about 85km. I then will go west to the city of Kanchanaburi and then north  skirting the eastern side of the Si Nakharin Reservoir. I will then head back east to the town of Loburi, and continuing east to explore the Khao Yai National Park. I will then head south to the northern coast of the gulf of Thailand heading southeast all the way to the Cambodian border. In Cambodia I haven’t did much planning so I will keep that open. However, mountain roads and tiny villages are in the plans.

    You are probably saying that the above mentioned cities and towns are not actually off the beaten paths, which is true. However, the routes I have planned to get to each follow no major highway. I have spent hours squinting my eyes following small google Earth roads ( I hope they exist in real life).
   
    I have never biked outside of North America so this is going to be a true adventure for myself. I hope some of you follow along!

Taking a break on the coast of Florida 2014

A stealth camp somewhere in Florida 2014

A tour around the Cabot Trail.  2014