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About 26 C, slightly below average for February on this part of the coast, but still pretty warm by my standards

@@allroundvision, too much - for my standards. I prefer no more than 22 degrees. Then you feel some freshness in water. But I am from the Baltics... 🙂

Thanks for your comment. SEA is ideal for bicycle touring, cheap accommodation available almost everywhere at manageable distances so no need for camping equipment, very cheap & great food, friendly people, interesting culture - probably only real negative is the challenging traffic in and around the cities, but even that doesn't take too much to adjust to

Thanks JP, you've lived in some interesting places. I've been to Vietnam twice and love it there, even Highway 1 for the most part, but you do have to be paying attention all the time, that's for sure.

@@allroundvision Ain't that the truth!

Yep, was lucky enough to see The Cruel Sea many times in Sydney's pubs back in the day. The 2nd song here is 'Wade In the Water' by Ramsey Lewis. Glad someone else got a laugh from my music selection

@@allroundvision That's great! I spent a year in OZ as an exchange student in the mid eighties and always had an affinity for the music (Red Gum, Mentals, Dynamic Hepnotics,The Johnny's etc). Only picked up The Cruel Sea few years ago on Spotify. Great band. My partner is Việt and has been stuck in Sài Gòn. Covid 🤷🏻‍♂️ Good luck on your ride and stay safe 🖐🏼

Ha, Agreed.

Thanks JP, early Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green on guitar, genius

2013

The strange thing for me was that I didn't find the ride stressful, unlike arriving in Bangkok

@@allroundvision I get that. I used to ride a motorbike there and since everything is pretty much moving at the same speed, and much more slowly, any accident tends to be less dangerous.

Yeah, I'm not usually too worried by heavy traffic, but there were points there with about the 30k to 20k to go, where I was asking myself wtf am I doing here. Having got the news about Pete & Mary's accident that morning, I wasn't in a good headspace to begin with. Would I ride it again? No

2013. Yeah I really enjoyed it. So laid back compared to the likes of Phuket and Ko Samui, but obviously very small, and could easily get over run by development if they're not careful. The Relive app puts the actual date on the opening graphic on each video. I initially recorded this tour using Cyclemeter app then discovered Relive during covid lock downs and decided to make these videos to add content to my blog of the tour, which can be found at www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/orient You recently made a cameo appearance on a blog on crazyguyonabike by Bill Weir. I have been enjoying watching some of your TH-cam videos and I'm envious of your travels, for the foreseeable future my riding is in and around Sydney to the tune of about 6000km/year, but one day ... E

@@allroundvision Thanks for all the info. I've met Bill again since we first met. He visited Korat on his way north to Nong Khai. We hooked up for a visit to the night market for a bite to eat. Ride safe. JP

I had to walk in the middle of the hill going each way. There were only 2 other small stretches that I had to walk in Cambodia and none in Vietnam (although I got close a few times). The hill in Ko Chang is brutal. Are there any similar climbs on the far side?

@@allroundvision The other side is just full of short punchy climbs. If you want to see a really brutal climb take a look at my video before last entitled The Mountains of Loei. It went up to 20% and took me three hours to climb. It made the one in KC look like a molehill! Take care and stay safe. JP the old guy

I live in Australia

@@allroundvision But you are khmer people who living in Australia or you are Australian people.

Thanks for watching

@@allroundvision Yes I will keep watch ur video bcuz I like type of this vdo