Sukothai
Spent the past few days riding bicycles around two ancient capitols of Thailand: Sukhothai and Ayuthaya. Sukhothai is a little more remote: the ancient ruins are 12km or so outside of the modern city, and as such is rather peaceful to ride around on a bike. Ayuthaya is a little more chaotic: the ruins are interspersed with the modern city, so you spend half the time dodging large trucks and the other half figuring out which turn to take. Once you get off the bike at each ruin site, though, it's nice and quiet -- you can walk around and take photos and be a tourist without having to know there's a big city just beyond the walls. Of the two, we like Sukhothai better, because it has a more park-like feel, but both offer a great chance to imagine what went on in the ancient cities so many years ago.
From here, we go further south: to Bangkok and a beach if we can find one on short notice ;-) More updates as I get a chance.