cycling

Pattani

I got on the road around 6:30am, with some light drizzle. There was a little traffic out of town, but I soon turned on to a rural route at Yi-Ngo District.

Jan 31, 2023 4 min read Thailand

Pattani

Narathiwat

Meaung Narathiwat (or Menara in Pattani Melayu) is the capital of the eponymous Southern province bordering Malaysia. The town has about 40,000 inhabitants and is around 85% Melayu Muslim. I picked this place because it was at the bottom of Thailand.

Jan 30, 2023 5 min read Thailand

Narathiwat

New Year's Ride through Yaotsu

A new year’s ride from Ena to Tajimi. We rode the Chuo Line up to 武並駅 Takenami Station, and were a bit worried to find frost on the

Ryan L. Barnes

Jan 10, 2023 1 min read cycling

New Year's Ride through Yaotsu

Toyota ride

I put in a good 30km on Thursday meeting CBC and riding out to his new place, mainly along an old commute route. I was a little spent from all

Oct 10, 2021 1 min read

Toyota ride

Nakatsugawa

A bit of a later start than I hoped for, and I was off to Nakatsugawa by the Chuo Line. My original intention was to climb past Chubu Gakuin University on 413 and descend to Agi, but after a significant climb, a warning sign blocked the road due to a landslide.

Oct 6, 2021 1 min read

Nakatsugawa

Mikawa Bike Ride

I rode the JR Tokaido line out to Okazaki today, and headed toward Nishio. The ride today was completely flat, and it was warm and sunny. I had a low

Oct 4, 2021 1 min read

Mikawa Bike Ride

Oudong to Kampong Thom

Day 6: Oudong to Kampong Thom 140km/87 miles The hardest day so far. I awoke to the call for prayers playing on loudspeakers at the minaret across the road starting at 4:30.

Feb 9, 2016 3 min read Cambodia Charity Cycle

Oudong to Kampong Thom

Oudong

Leaving Pursat early in the morning. Entering ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង Kampong Chhnang Province. Kampong Chhnang means "Port of Pottery" Stopped in a small town in ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង Kampong Chhnang Province. The provincial slogan is sweet pomelos, delicious rice, beautiful young ladies.

Feb 8, 2016 3 min read Cambodia Charity Cycle

Oudong

After the visit to the past and future well recipients, we drove a Toyota HiLux (aka Tacoma) truck out to Kampong Luong (កំពង់លួង), a floating village on the Tonlé Sap. As the place name suggests, most of the inhabitants were Vietnamese.

Feb 7, 2016 2 min read Cambodia Charity Cycle

Kampong Luong

Day 4 This is the purpose of this cycle tour. We got in a truck and went down a rough road, about 40km into the countryside. The houses got simpler and red dust from the road covered the trees and the fields.

Feb 7, 2016 2 min read Cambodia Charity Cycle

Pursat, Part 2