A fantastic Cycle Tour of North Thailand...

I'm reluctant to call our trip a "holiday of a lifetime" as that might suggest we wont ever have another holiday like it again... & we would definitely love to do it again but what a fantastic (if somewhat physically demanding!) time we had in Thailand!  There is almost nothing I would change... even getting (almost) scammed by a team of  well organised fake tourists & tuk-tuk drivers in Bangkok was so interesting... fortunately that only cost us a few hours but it was still an experience - I'd love to do it again & turn the tables on them somehow! (Note: beware of 'helpful' locals who say they've been to you home-town & give you advice on where to get a bargain... & how you can double your money if you buy some of their jewelery with the intention of reselling in Australia!).

The highlight was of course the cycling... I have come back with a renewed respect for the word "undulating" - we just don't have hills like that in Perth.  SO steep & SO long.... but of course you know what that means? Lots of Down Hills as well... exhilarating!

Every night we spent in a different town or village & we enjoyed a vast varierty of local foods selected for us by our (excellent!) Tour Guide "Mr T" from Spice Roads.  The organisation was fantastic & the accomodation, like the foord, was very varied & interesting & ranged from very basic bugalows on farms right through to a boutique resort in Chang Mai.... a wonderful holiday.