So I’d read on cycling forums a range of opinions regarding riding in Bangkok. The most popular opinion seems to be that it is overrun by non-law abiding and unlimited traffic and hence incredibly dangerous…bring it on!
It actually wasn’t all that bad. Infact having ridden through Ho Chi Minh City, it was a piece of cake. A very straight forward route along highway 1 from Ayutthaya almost directly to my desitination on Sukhumvit (location of NIST where meeting up with Roger, old friend from London days). A few hairy sections where I was required to cross over exit on entry lanes on the highway, often 2-3 lanes wide with a fairly constant flow of traffic. Luckily there was usually some kind of barrier or road marking that gave me a place to stop and take a few deep breaths before I launched myself in front of the traffic waving my arm frantically hoping that drivers would allow me to share the road with them for just a brief moment. Once in town proper the traffic, although busy, was faster moving than expected and after squeezing through gaps between buses, cars, tuk tuks and motorbikes I arrived on Sukhumvit in time for lunch.
Had celebratory dinner and drinks with Roger, Glynis and Ivy and went to bed dreaming about riding for the first time in 3 months! Hard to believe I made it (without any more assistance than my 15km truck ride in Laos) and that it’s all over.
Bike is now packed and I’m ready to head off to the beach for a well earned rest.
























































