{"id":957,"date":"2018-06-02T11:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T09:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyclefoodfun.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2018-06-02T11:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T09:06:27","slug":"thailand-in-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?p=957","title":{"rendered":"Thailand &#8211; in the North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve so enjoyed cycling the rural routes from Ayutthaya through Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan to Kamphaeng Phet.\u00a0 Northern Thailand is lush and green with farmland.\u00a0 The main crops I saw were rice, corn and sugar cane and everyone grows fruit wherever they can.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?p=957&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-957 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=960'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lush-and-Green.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lush-and-Green.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lush-and-Green.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=960\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lush-and-Green.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Lush and Green\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lush and Green&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lush-and-Green.jpg?fit=678%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-960'>\n\t\t\t\tLush and Green\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=959'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=959\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"beautful tree\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beautiful Tree&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/beautful-tree.jpg?fit=678%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-959'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The monsoon season is starting and it rains every day.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned the warning signs, even with a blue sky, the temperature drops and a breeze picks up.\u00a0 Within a very short time you feel the first drops.\u00a0 At that point &#8211; look for cover &#8211; it&#8217;s not getting wet that is the problem but the ferocity with which the rain falls.\u00a0 I mostly look for roadside restaurants because the I can get a something to eat or drink while I wait but, failing that, a bus stop is good or, as happened recently, I occupied someone&#8217;s workshop for the 2 hours that it rained.\u00a0 The place was open and looked deserted so I pulled in and made myself at home.\u00a0 Shortly thereafter, the owner came out\u00a0 of the house next door and sat with me and we watched the rain together.\u00a0 We did not say much but it was companionable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\\\/?p=957&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:239741408}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 219px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"219\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 291px; height: 219px;\" data-original-width=\"291\" data-original-height=\"219\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=966\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"287\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"215\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"966\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"992,744\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"dav\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg?w=287&#038;h=215&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheltering-monsoon-rain_use-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"287\" height=\"215\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"287\" data-original-height=\"215\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"dav\" alt=\"Sheltering in workshop\" style=\"width: 287px; height: 215px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Sheltering in workshop <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 387px; height: 219px;\" data-original-width=\"387\" data-original-height=\"219\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=962\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"383\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"215\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"962\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Rain_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg?fit=678%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg?w=383&#038;h=215&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Rain_1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"383\" height=\"215\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"383\" data-original-height=\"215\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Rain_1\" alt=\"Watching the rain\" style=\"width: 383px; height: 215px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Watching the rain <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Sometimes on the roads you meet creatures and sometimes you meet cyclists<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\\\/?p=957&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:239741408}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 339px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"339\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=968\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"335\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"water buffalo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg?w=335&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/water-buffalo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"water buffalo\" alt=\"Water Buffalo\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Water Buffalo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 339px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"339\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=967\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"335\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"967\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Tim and Steve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg?w=335&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-and-Steve.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Tim and Steve\" alt=\"Tim and Steve from California\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Tim and Steve from California <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Kamphaeng Phet was very interesting.\u00a0 It has the same historical ruins as both Ayutthaya and Sukothai but is not full of tourists.\u00a0 The remains of an old battlement wall enclose several temples and the old town and a little further across the river are ruins of many majestic temples and monastries.\u00a0 I do think that this was a very influential town in the 13th century.\u00a0 The ruins are in a forest which makes cycling around and viewing them very pleasant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\\\/?p=957&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:239741408}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 340px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"340\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 452px; height: 340px;\" data-original-width=\"452\" data-original-height=\"340\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=970\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"448\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"336\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"970\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"old wall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?w=448&#038;h=336&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old-wall.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"448\" data-original-height=\"336\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"old wall\" alt=\"The tree tells you how old the wall is\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 336px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The tree tells you how old the wall is <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 226px; height: 340px;\" data-original-width=\"226\" data-original-height=\"340\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=971\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"222\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"971\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"From the battlements\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?w=222&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/From-the-battlements.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" width=\"222\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"222\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"From the battlements\" alt=\"Through the battlements\" style=\"width: 222px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Through the battlements <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=972\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"222\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"972\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"chedi Kamphaeng Phet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?w=222&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chedi-Kamphaeng-Phet.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" width=\"222\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"222\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"chedi Kamphaeng Phet\" alt=\"Chedi in Wat Phra Tat\" style=\"width: 222px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chedi in Wat Phra Tat <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 510px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"510\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 510px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"510\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=975\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"674\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"506\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"975\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Peaceful\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?w=674&#038;h=506&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Peaceful.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" width=\"674\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"674\" data-original-height=\"506\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Peaceful\" alt=\"Peaceful\" style=\"width: 674px; height: 506px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Peaceful <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>In Kamphaeng Phet I stayed at a great place called Three J guesthouse. It is like\u00a0 little oasis in the midst of a busy city.\u00a0 The owner, Charin and I got on well and we chatted amiably over breakfast and coffee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\\\/?p=957&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:239741408}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 678px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"678\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 339px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"339\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=979\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"335\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"979\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"My Room Three J\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?fit=678%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?w=335&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Room-Three-J.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"My Room Three J\" alt=\"My room Three J\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> My room Three J <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 339px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"339\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?attachment_id=980\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"335\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"980\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"373,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Me and Charin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg?fit=373%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg?w=335&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg?w=373&amp;ssl=1 373w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Me-and-Charin.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Me and Charin\" alt=\"Me and Charin\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Me and Charin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>I explained that my next destination would be Tak, whereafter I would head directly West for Mae Sot and ultimately Myanmar.\u00a0 I was going to take the rural road East of the river Ping and avoid the highway.\u00a0 Charin persuaded me to take a longer but more scenic route in the valley between the mountains and then because the route joins the road to Mae Sot, it would make sense to stay at the Lan Sang National Park and be some 18 kms closer to Myanmar than if I went to Tak.<\/p>\n<p>Grand plan I thought! Little knowing that this decision would be the catalyst for an amazing experience.<\/p>\n<p>See the next installment: Thailand &#8211; au revoir<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve so enjoyed cycling the rural routes from Ayutthaya through Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan to Kamphaeng Phet.\u00a0 Northern Thailand is lush and green with farmland.\u00a0 The main crops I <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?p=957\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,5,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-places","category-roads-n-routes","category-thailand"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgdVGU-fr","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=957"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":982,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957\/revisions\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}