Inspire Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Northern Thailand Cycling Tour – Fighting Traffic – Phrae to Lampang This blog has been provided by BALDBRADY’S BLOG for Inspire. I thought today would be one of the hardest days of the trip. It wasn’t particularly easy, but now that I’m comfortable here in Lampang, it doesn’t seem so bad. I guess after two weeks on the road my body is getting used to cycling 100+ km in a day. I left Phrae just after 6 AM. My hotel had a breakfast buffet that was supposed begin at 6 AM, but by 6:05, it showed no sign of openning, so I hit the road without breakfast. I headed west out of town, and within a few kilometers I was winding and climbing into the mountains. The cool morning air and the intense green of the jungle brought back youthful memories of hiking in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle. I paused to admire a misty cloud hovering over a peaceful lake. If only I was riding on a dedicated bike path, just me and the jungle and the lake and the morning sounds of the jungle, instead of this narrow twisting kamikaze racetrack, with a 60 cm shoulder and all manner of vehicles, from motorcycles to 18-wheelers, whooshing impatiently by me. I’m glad to have survived. Full story: http://www.inspirepattaya.com/lifestyle/northern-thailand-cycling-tour-fighting-traffic-phrae-lampang/ -- © Copyright Inspire Pattaya 2017-12-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Your click-bait might attract more revenue in the Cycling Forum, where a higher proportion of people are interested in this sort of thing SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anono222 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Doesn't anyone do any research before setting off on something like this. Coming to the No. 1 country for road deaths and rampant road rage is not a good plan. Can't feel sorry for the OP, do more diligence next time, lucky you are alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 34 minutes ago, Jiggyfly said: Doesn't anyone do any research before setting off on something like this. Coming to the No. 1 country for road deaths and rampant road rage is not a good plan. Can't feel sorry for the OP, do more diligence next time, lucky you are alive. I don't think he was looking for sympathy, I think he was posting about an adventure that he'd enjoyed. If you look on the cycling forum, you'll see that there is a lot of debate on whether cycling in Thailand is particularly unsafe or not. Anyway, he's safely back home and revisiting his memories; I reckon it will be six months before he tries something bigger SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Lampang to Chiang Mai - a great ride just over 100k - I did it in a day in 2010. No problems.Good on you!These days I reckon it's too dangerous on a pushie in Thailand. Sent from my F3116 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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