Kim and Glory - Cycling beyond - CycleBlaze

Kim and Glory - Cycling beyond

By Kim Johnson
1,277 miles (2,055 km) over 166 days since Nov. 15, 2023
A few updates and detours before I head to Chiang Mai, Thailand heart 3

--- THAILAND ---

Chiang Mai Thailand from Nov 17th to Dec 5th heart 68
Chiang Mai to Air Diamond Hotel (near Mae Taeng) heart 34
Near Mae Taeng to Chiang Dao heart 18
Chiang Dao - rest day heart 51
Dec. 8th - Chiang Dao to Tha Ton (with a little songthaew help) heart 10
Dec. 9th - Tha Ton to Chiang Rai (with a little boat help) heart 55
Dec. 10th - Chiang Rai - rest day heart 34
Dec. 11th - Chiang Rai - a relaxing rest day heart 24
Dec. 12th - Chiang Rai - White Temple heart 68
Dec 13th - Chiang Rai to Mae Sai heart 28
Dec. 14th - Mae Sai to Chiang Saen heart 51
Dec 15th - Chiang Saen to Chiang Khong heart 55

-- LAOS --

Dec 16th - Chiang Khong to Huay Xai heart 18
Dec. 17th - Huay Xai to Pak Beng heart 11
Dec 18th - Pak Beng - Day off heart 27
Dec. 19th - Pak Beng to Luang Prabang heart 44
Dec. 20th - Luang Prabang - spent a week here heart 15
Dec. 25th - Luang Prabang - Kuang Si Waterfall heart 34
Dec. 26th - Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng (via minivan) heart 10
Dec 27th - Vang Vieng - River tubing heart 9
Dec 28th - Vang Vieng - Blue Lagoon #1 heart 9
Dec. 29th - Vang Vieng - Blue Lagoon #2 and #3 heart 27
Dec. 30th - Vang Vieng - moving hotels heart 9
Dec. 31st - Vang Vieng - New Year's Eve heart 10
Jan 1st - 4th - Vang Vieng - waiting.... heart 15
Jan. 5th - Vang Vieng - Hot air ballooning heart 31
Jan 6th - Vang Vieng to Tha Heua heart 16
Jan. 7th - Tha Heua to Ban Keun (Vansana Nam Ngum Resort) heart 3
Jan. 8th - Ban Keun to Vientiane (Warmshowers) heart 1
Jan. 9th - Vientiane - rest day heart 3

--- THAILAND Part II ---

Jan. 10th - Vientiane to Nong Khai heart 14
Jan. 11th - Nong Khai - rest day heart 16
Jan. 12th - Nong Khai to Phon Phisai heart 30
Jan 13th - Phon Phisai to Pak Khat heart 16
Jan 14th - Pak Khat to Bueng Kan heart 24
Jan 15th - Bueng Kan - rest day heart 2
Jan 16th - Bueng Kan to Bung Khla heart 2
Jan 17th - Bung Khla to Ban Phaeng heart 18
Jan. 18th - Ban Phaeng to Tha Uten heart 21
Jan. 19th - Tha Uten to Nakhon Phanom heart 16
Jan. 20th - 23rd - Nakhon Phanom - rest days heart 12
Jan. 24th - Nakhon Phanom to That Phanom heart 27
Jan. 25th - That Phanom to That Phanom heart 8
Jan 26th - That Phanom to Mukdahon heart 8
Jan 27th - Mukdahan to Ubon Ratchathani by bus heart 8
Jan. 28th - Feb 2nd - Flight back to Chiang Mai and taking care of business heart 13

--- SRI LANKA ---

Feb. 3rd - Flight from Bangkok to Colombo, Sri Lanka heart 6
Feb. 4th - Airport to Negombo beach/tourist area heart 17
Feb. 5th - Negombo beach to Chilaw heart 20
Feb. 6th - Chilaw to Puttalam heart 10
Feb. 7th - Puttalam to Eluwankulama heart 24
Feb. 8th - Back tracking to Puttalam heart 11
Feb. 9th - Puttalam to hwy hotel 17 kms before Anuradhapura heart 13
Feb. 10th - Short ride to Anuradhapura heart 2
Feb. 11th - Semi rest day - Around Anuradhapura heart 2
Feb. 12th - Anuradhapura to Habarana heart 4
Feb. 13th - day ride to Sigiyari heart 6
Feb. 14th - Habarna to Dambula heart 33
Feb. 15th - Dambula to Matale heart 10
Feb. 16th - Matale to Kandy heart 36
Feb. 17th - Kandy to just outside of Kandy heart 23
Feb. 18th - Kandy to Nawalapitiya heart 6
Feb. 19th - Nawalapitiya to Nawara Eliya (via tuk tuk) heart 7
Feb. 20th - Rest day in Nuwara Eliya heart 13
Feb. 21st - Nuwara Eliya to Ella heart 7
Feb. 22nd - Ella (rest day) heart 14
Feb. 23rd - Ella to just south of Wellawaya heart 17
Feb. 24th - Wellawaya to Weerawila heart 3
Feb. 25th - Weerawilla - luxury rest day heart 3
Feb. 26th - Weerawilla to 30km before Tangalle heart 8
Feb. 27th - 30km before Tangalle to Tangalle heart 7
Feb. 28th - Tangalle to Mirissa heart 1
Feb. 29th - Mirissa heart 1
March 1st - Mirissa to Galle heart 5
March 2nd - Galle to Negombo (via van) heart 2

--- NEPAL ---

March 3rd - Sri Lanka to Kathmandu (via air) heart 7
Kathmandu for a week heart 18