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The ugly side of tourism

Luang Prabang was an interesting place.  The town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and, cycling around town, it was easy to understand why.  The city has a charm all of  its own.  It was also easy to see why the UN was contemplating taking the title from them as it was [...]

The hardy back roads of Laos - Part 2

… continued from a previous post.

In the valleys, I pushed my bike across the gravelly river beds and usually ended up giving Ruby (the bike) and myself a bath at the same time.  Fortunately, with the airtight panniers, the bike could float across if need be but, being the [...]

The hardy back roads of Laos - Part 1

With an unusual rattling sound, followed by a ‘tink, tink, tink’ and a loud “SNAP!”, I knew I was in trouble.  It was coming from the rear wheel and I hoped that it wasn’t anything major.  The roads were some of the most gruelling I’d experienced on the expedition to date, and [...]

Paths diverge

I was quietly proud of my good friend Hannah.  Three months on a bike, living on a miniscule budget and having cycled the length of Thailand, Hannah decided to continue riding solo into China.  She’d hardly ridden a bike prior and now, after 3500 km from Malaysia to Laos, was ready to [...]