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Introduction and Route Map: things may change

Information: the place for all those random bits and pieces

Mapping: Administrative Divisions for Locales

Gear

Thailand: Thursday October 1, 2015

To Bangkok: settling in a different timezone, climate and chaos.

Bangkok Sights: doing things I've been meaning to do for a long time.

Bangkok to Ayutthaya: from one busy place to another

Ayutthaya Sights: just a short visit to see the highlights

Ayutthaya to Don Mueang: opulence at Bang Pa-In Palace

Map: route shown in different colors for main cycling days, but does not include side trips

Myanmar: Thursday October 8, 2015

Bangkok to Mandalay: crazy, busy and nice

Royal Mandalay: capital city from 1861

Central Mandalay: cycling through the back streets and laneways

Wet Mandalay: three days of rain

Amarapura: capital city in 1783 & 1841

Inwa: capital city in 1364, 1636, 1764 & 1823 - Moving to Sagaing

Sagaing: capital city in 1760

Sagaing to Monaya: heavily trafficked, crazy road, not fun

Monywa to Hpo Win Daung Caves: could of spent a whole day here if it was cooler

Monywa to Bodhi Tataung: impressive sight

Monywa to Pakokku: cycling heaven at first

Pakokku to Bagan: put the bike in the back said the taxi driver

Bagan Sights: old Bagan this time

Salay Sights: colonial buildings dotted around the town

Bagan to Mt Popa: gentle climb most of the way

Mt Popa to Meiktila: hard ride but entertaining

Meiktila to Thazi: lakeside adventure

Thazi to Kalaw: unique train ride

Kalaw: end of Buddhist Lent

Kalaw to Pinlaung: off the tourist trail

Pinlaung to Hot Spring Resort: boiling hot then bucket loads of rain

Hot Spring Resort to Naypyitaw: staircase of short steep climbs

Naypyidaw Sights: ten lane highway

Naypidaw to Taungoo: struggled, no energy

Taungoo to Yangon: seven hour train ride

Yangon: rest day

Map: route shown in different colors for main cycling days, but does not include side trips

Thailand: Thursday November 5, 2015

Yangon to Bangkok: leaving the old Myanmar, before the election

Bangkok to Hidden Holiday House: nice place to chill out

Hidden Holiday House to Nakhon Pathom: I must be trendy now

Nakhon Pathom to Kanchanaburi: getting fat on frappe

Kanchanaburi 1: remembrance day

Kanchanaburi 2: feeling of dejavu

Kanchanaburi 3: too hot no energy

Kanchanaburi 4: a day at Wat Tham Seua and Wat Tham Khao

Kanchanaburi to Wang Pho

Wang Pho to Nam Tok: short easy day

Hellfire Pass: nice walk along the death rail way

Nam Tok to Bangkok: early morning train ride

Map: route shown in different colors for main cycling days, but does not include side trips

Myanmar: Thursday November 19, 2015

Bangkok to Yangon: outer suburbs of Yangon, pump with nighttime activity

Yangon to Twante via Dalah: not worth the ride along this crazy single lane road where the taxi's go flat out

Yangon to Sittwe: military dignitaries at Sittwe airport

Sittwe Sights: the boulevard is the place to be, that's where the locals hangout

Sittwe to Mrauk-U: hundreds of birds circling the ferry, amazing sight

Mrauk-U Sights: opposite to Bagan, very few tourist with little infrastructure, feels like the real Burma

Mrauk-U to Kazukaing: was expecting to get turned back, but they let me through

Kuzukaing to Ann: lots of short, steep granny gear climbs

Ann to Ma Ei: i hate those twenty plus degree climbs

Ma Ei to Taunggok: major road and bridge upgrades, it'll be a nice ride when finished

Taunggok to Ngapali: the local people listen but don't look before crossing the road, I need a big horn on my bike

Ngapali Sights: the beach + four days of bliss

Ngapali to Kyeintali: donut cookie day

Kyeintali to Gwa

Gwa to Ngathaingchaung: hard day of climbing

Ngathaingchaung to Pathein: busy road

Pathein to Ngwe Saung Beach: lots of short and sharp climbs

Ngwe Saung Beach Rest Day: lots of motorbikes on the beach

Ngwe Saung Beach to Chaung Thar Beach: three boat ride along the coast

Chaung Tha Beach, Rest Day: head north for the good beaches

Chaung Tha Beach to Pathein

Pathein to Yangon

Yangon: Bike World, Inya Lake area

Map: route shown in different colors for main cycling days, but does not include side trips

Thailand: Thursday December 17, 2015

Yangon to Bangkok: thought I was going to miss the plane

Bangkok: bike service day

Bangkok to Ancient City: annoying bus day

Ancient City: snapshot of Thailand in one long day

Ancient City to Chon Buri: crazy road day

Chon Buri to Pattaya

Pattaya to Bangkok: sights and bus ride

To Suvanrabhumi Airport: and home

Map: route shown in different colors for main cycling days, but does not include side trips

Home: Friday December 25, 2015

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