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Paul Hamon
Paul’s side of the ride, written most evenings in English.
Hat Yai – Satun 94 kms of rolling roads
Today we left with B and her boyfriend from TCA Showroom in Hat Yai at 6am. They rode with us for 10kms until we reached highway 4, this is the same highway that passes our old…
Pattani to Hat Yai
Today we left Pattani for the last time on this trip. We were accompanied by a small group of “only” 20 people who met us at the hotel and cycled with us 30kms out of town towards…
Narathiwat to Pattani via Yala
It is now day 11 and after a very long day yesterday I have now got the energy to write about it. We started alone at dawn in Thailand’s largest Muslim town, Narathiwat. This was…
Pattani to Narathiwat in the heart of the Red Zone
Distance Covered: 117kms Riding Time: 5 hours and 15 minutes Left with 30 cyclists riding around town at 6:10am. They escorted us to the beach of Pattani capital city, then 50% of…
Weekly Round Up and Pattani Cycling Club
Firstly, Natt and I want to thank ซี ฮาเลม มาลา and the whole ชมรมจักรยานจังหวัดปัตตานี (Pattani Cycling Club) for everything they have done for us, but more about that later.…
Sating Phra to Sakom (Songkhla)
Hello. Today we are headed towards Thailand’s “Red Zone.” Evidently, the problems associated with this area of Southern Thailand are a result of the conflict between Muslim…
Panniers with holes and Buffaloes that swim?
Last night we discovered that our two front panniers (Ortlieb roller classic rears) have both got a few small 20 cent piece sized holes in them. I thought they were pretty much…
Nakhon Si Thammarat to Phatthalung
Was our longest day today, 110kms… not the hardest out of our 4 days but it is getting easier, or at least easier after the day off. We left at 5:30am because we wanted to arrive…
Sichon to Nakhon Si Thammarat
Was a hard second day. I have already starting planning about stuff that we do not need to carry with us anymore and can post to Bangkok. Everything is fine, my muscles are…
Surat Thani to Sichon
Today was the first day of the Every Province Challenge, an Idea that Natt and I, well mostly I, dreamed up, but something that Natt has come on board with more recently. As I sit…