{"id":5779,"date":"2018-10-10T23:22:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T10:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willandrewsdesign.com\/?p=5779"},"modified":"2018-10-17T05:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:03:23","slug":"biking-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.willandrewsdesign.com\/?p=5779","title":{"rendered":"Biking in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few initial impressions after just crossing the border from Cambodia (and why hadn’t I found out that Thailand traffic keeps left!?)<\/p>\n

Firstly the shock of the smooth: Beautiful surfaces compared to poor Cambodia:<\/p>\n

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However speeds of passing motor vehicles still didn’t seem as high as NZ or IRL where we’ve I think evolved a ‘it says 100 so I can go 100’ mentality:<\/p>\n

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Really helps to have the heavier, louder vehicles restricted to 60 too!<\/p>\n

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Above: These major National roads offered some familiar sights & signs.<\/p>\n

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There are great hard shoulders for biking (or toddling along in your sidecar-on-a-scooter mobile restaurant!) AND many of them marked for bike use, even over long distances. In a few days I’ve seen a dozen or so MAMILs and mountain-bikers on the roads here.<\/p>\n

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These little shelters every few I’m on national roads just make you want to have a family and bring them all for a picnic!<\/p>\n

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Milestone markers remind me of France – both Vietnam and Cambodian roads have them, too. Great to answer that incessant little ‘are-we-there-yet’ voice if you’re a bit of a minimalist like me & don’t have an odometer\/ bike computer.<\/p>\n

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Bad day for this poor fella. I thought my migraines were bad. You see quite a few large snakes and lizards on the road edges here.<\/p>\n

[What’s this trip about? See here] <\/strong><\/p>\n

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