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Transit through Thailand

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Thanks to Andy for reviewing this translation December 2013 From Phnom Penh we head along the coast to the Thai border. This time there are two of us, me and Anselm, another German cyclist. It’s a quiet road through dense jungle, road signs warn of elephants, but we haven’t seen one, unfortunately.

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On alms giving tour with the monks

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Thanks to Juliane for the translation Spending the night in a temple once more we are being asked by the monks if we’d like to join them on their almsgiving tour next morning. Of course we don’t want to miss this opportunity. So we get up early next morning, starting right after the morning prayers. […]

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Delicious thai food

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Food is important, especially for a hungry cyclist. Usually I’m so busy eating that I forget to take a picture. In Thailand I did sometimes and show you here what came onto my spoon or between my chopsticks. Attention, please make sure that you eaten well before you look at the pictures or that you […]

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The dream gatherers

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One evening we get to know an English teacher. A monk in the temple where we stay had called her to translate. She invites us to visit her school on the next morning and describes the way. We don´t know exactly what is expected of us and what is waiting for us. When we arrive […]

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Cycling in company

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From Bangkok I make a short detour to the south to meet two friends in Chon Buri, who I had met about a year ago in Turkey. Giom from France and Felix from Spain have cycled for a Fundraising project from France to Vietnam and are now going on through Southeast Asia.