Cycle Strongman » Thailand

A cycling legend and the small town of Pai…

cyclestrongman — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:46:56 +0000

It felt good leaving Bangkok.Â Between the noise, the pollution and the traffic, the week there left me feeling drained. Hannah, Gemma and I had a quiet Christmas at Hannah’s place in the middle of the city. Â I spent most of Christmas Day with Ruby (the bike) cleaning, repairing [...]

A visiting cyclist

cyclestrongman — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:40:35 +0000

On the road again, I felt at ease. It was my ‘un-comfort’ zone, not knowing where I was going to sleep, not knowing whatÂ lay ahead and in all of it, learning to say yes to it all. With Buddhist temples everywhere in Thailand, we could always find a place to stay [...]

Massage with no happy endings

cyclestrongman — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:47:46 +0000

Males and females. We grow up together, live together, copulate together and grow old together (in no particular order), but we may never fully understand each other. One is from Mars the other VenusÂ -Â yes we’ve heard it all before. But sometimes a unique experience can give you an insight into what it must [...]

Camp: Nightmare

cyclestrongman — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:23:29 +0000

After leaving Phuket, we headed north toward Surithani. The incredibly dramatic rock formations left me in awe of my surrounds as we continued north. Once again we met some incredible people who were happy to help us on our journey offering us a place to stay for the night.

Hannah, Gemma and [...]

A feast for the senses

cyclestrongman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:57:55 +0000

Hannah and I left Langkawi Island headed for the small port city of Satun in Southern Thailand. It had been raining all day and we were both wet and tired. We rode around Langkawi during the day and fortunately managed to arrive in time to catch the last ferry. I stripped the bags [...]

The push into the Himalayas

cyclestrongman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:57:26 +0000

A BIG hello to all my friends and family from Northern Thailand!

Updates

The Cycle Strongman Expedition (CSX) is in full steam and approaching its second year. Hard to believe that a nearly a year ago I pedalled from Newcastle, Australia full of enthusiasm with a bold ambition to cycle the globe! Today [...]