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Paul Hamon

Paul’s side of the ride, written most evenings in English.

Day 67 Paul · 52 km

Mueang Kalasin to Mueang Roi Et

Kalasin has a nice bicycle shop and a nice Hotel, but it was not a very pretty city. The city seemed to be full of businesses, especially in the area we visited. A very typical…

KalasinRoi Et
Day 66 Paul · 34 km

Sahatsakhan to Mueang Kalasin and 50% complete

We rode 35kms today, which put us into our 39th province and over the half way mark on our trip. Now we have only 38 provinces more to go and around 4,500 kms by all calculations.…

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Natt and Paul pass half-way mark

Today we arrived in amphoe mueang Kalasin, making it 39 provinces and over 50% complete. Reaching this point is a little milestone that helps to keep us motivated.

Day 65 Paul · 125 km

Mueang Sakon Nakhon to Dinosaur Museum

Hills. We hadn’t seen hills in a while. We had to pass a small mountain range to cross into the Kalasin province, going up one side, along the spine, and then down the other side.…

Sakon NakhonKalasin
Day 63 Paul · 98 km

Thailand’s most Christian Road

It was a strange day, mostly because we passed more than a dozen Christian churches on the road from Nakhon Phanom to Sakon Nakhon. A very strange experience overall because the…

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Day 62 Paul · 97 km

Mukdahan to Nakhon Phanom

Today was a long day. We made some new friends in Nakhon Phanom. We had been contacted by June, who is a fellow cyclist (female, single, late 20s if anyone interested :p), and I…

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Day 61 Paul · 79 km

via Mukdahan

Today, we made it to Mukdahan. We started late, waking up around 7am and getting on the road before 8am. We planned to ride 50kms or more and stay somewhere near Mukdahan, the…

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Day 60 Paul · 108 km

Tires and Tubes to Mukdahan (not)

We had an idea, to cycle 150kms in one day and cover two provinces, Amnat Charoen and Mukdahan. It didn’t really work out like that. We woke at 4.50am to get an early start and…

YasothonAmnat Charoen
Day 59 Paul · 14 km

Ban Home Hug in Yasothon

We are back from the orphanage, it was a great visit and I think we had as much fun as the kids. Natt gave a little presentation about our journey from Surat Thani to Yasothon and…

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Dy 58 – Mueang Ubon Ratchathani to Mueang Yasothon

Finally had a good sleep in a decent bed. Woke up at 5 am ready to ride 100 kms. Overall, the riding was very easy today, I think the distances are become easier and easier as I…