after more than a year on the road, some parts show heavy wear. and what about your goodbye presents? the badge i got from my bandmate nils: seems the mighty dudes do not agree with too much rain and prefer the sunny side of life!! the worldtourguide is holding up better. it’s even prospering due… Continue reading the rusty dudes
Author: mat
two cyclists and a letter
I had just started cycling the last 60km towards songkhla as a shout from behind woke me finally up. it was adam from australia, cycling since february from england towards his homeland. we cycled together into songkhla and after lunch decided to call it a day. after checking into one of the guesthouses, we went… Continue reading two cyclists and a letter
from coast to coast
leaving the west coast didn’t mean a lack of water around me on the way to the east. after leaving koh muk on the ferry, i had to take another one to cross over to kantang and was then riding through an area with various waterfalls. i just picked one of them, the namtok ton te,… Continue reading from coast to coast
living in and dreaming of… das ding
this sunday, the 12th of september, on ‘das ding’ from german radio station SWR: interview + the song ‘mystique’ from the album ‘intense’ between 5 and 6 pm! you can read on how to receive the programm here. just type in your hometown and see where to tune in or get the stream from their homepage. thanks to daniel for the interest in the… Continue reading living in and dreaming of… das ding
koh kradan and emerald cave
one of the main attractions of the islands is the ‘tham morakot’, the emerald cave. i was looking for people to share the boat fare with, after the only place with canoes refused to lend me one because of too much wind and big waves. this is how i met frank and laurent from paris. they invited… Continue reading koh kradan and emerald cave
koh muk
soon after leaving pakmeng i passed the turnoff to the pier for koh muk. as there are almost no regular ferries going during the rainy season, i thought the only option would be to charter a long tail boat which would be expensive. but as the sign stated the pier was just 2km away, i steered this… Continue reading koh muk
extended vision
a lot of cyclist have their rear mirror on their list of things they don’t want to miss. i never felt like buying one at the beginning of my travel. but then philippe, a fellow cyclist from canada, gave one to me in igoumenitsa as his trip was coming to an end. i carried it along for almost a… Continue reading extended vision
pakmeng beach
i shared the first kilometers out of town with ben and margo. after a last stop at a bicycle store and exchange of good wishes we continued in opposite directions. best of luck to you! the first half of the day i was ‘flying’. maintained equipment, delicious food and enough sleep are always good preparation. so i left… Continue reading pakmeng beach
smile guesthouse
a recommendation from caro and tobi, the smile guesthouse in krabi is the perfect guesthouse. clean, friendly and cheap. the simple but ultra comfortable rooms felt like home soon after i moved in and spread some of my stuff around. it reminded me so much on flatsharing rooms i remember from berlin. plain and yet stylish. the roof terrace is the perfect place… Continue reading smile guesthouse
koh phangan
the ferry arrived before sunset and i thought this would leave me enough time to search for a nice beach with a nice bungalow. i forgot about the somewhat different laws of island roads. whereas most roads make you sweat when you climb a hill, these roads feel more like climbing a ladder and you… Continue reading koh phangan