{"product_id":"mostly-fun-les-stanley-9780648660774","title":"Mostly Fun: Soft Nut Bike Tours of Laos and Thailand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy favourite part of any cycling trip is when we stop. Never has this been more relevant than in \u003cem\u003eMostly Fun: Soft Nut Bike Tours of Laos and Thailand. \u003c\/em\u003eFor fans of the truth-telling style of travel writers such as Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson - travel is not always about glamour and goggle-eyed wonder. Sometimes, reality bites; roads are bumpy, restaurants are closed and the music is awful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother Christmas and New Year finally over, I set off to join friends, old and new, on a voyage of discovery, exploring the backroads and quiet towns of Central Laos and Eastern Thailand. Between the two saddle-bound trips I also enjoyed some rest and relaxation in and around Bangkok.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaos was dusty, Eastern Thailand was hot and Bangkok was, much as I remembered it; sometimes hot, sometimes dusty but always fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trip was, as the title implies, mostly fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Stanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064866077X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648660774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Stanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Les Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483623698687,"sku":"9780648660774","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6df807a-5e65-4ad8-be10-40f1db14cf52.jpg?v=1778039629","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mostly-fun-les-stanley-9780648660774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}