Cycle Strongman

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 Venus - 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 [...]

At the bottom…

cyclestrongman — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:21:57 +0000

At the bottom of the Cameron Highlands I found another world. I kept riding on looking for a place to rest the night, past the dry rock formations and numerous cement and marble quarries. By 4pm I found a half finished double storey house off the main road with no security fence [...]

A good cuppa…

cyclestrongman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:19:35 +0000

I enjoyed helping out at the Turtle Project and felt I could have stayed. There were big plans to build extensions, new cottages and a bigger enclosure for Jo, the resident blind leatherback turtle. Sure there was lots to be done, but the work and daily chores became an absolute pleasure. The [...]

Open Letter to a fellow traveller…

cyclestrongman — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:28:14 +0000

Happy 2010 to all!

I hope this blog finds you in good spirits and looking forward to an adventurous decade!

With the New Year here, I thought I would share a letter I recently wrote to a fellow traveller who is about to undertake his own expedition around the world by bicycle. The letter reflects on [...]

Tioman

cyclestrongman — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:11:51 +0000

I arrived in the small town of Mersing in the afternoon with the intention to spend a few days on Tioman Island. Getting there was going to blow the budget for the week, but I figured that if I could camp on the island then it would be okay. The next ferry [...]

Enter Malaysia

cyclestrongman — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:30:18 +0000

The boat docked at a small local ferry terminal and a cheeky grin crept up on my face. I felt a rush of potential, for the new from the old, having had but a taste of the experiences that lie ahead. (As my sister once put it to me while travelling the [...]

Asia for Beginners…

cyclestrongman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:35:20 +0000

A small winding road led through thick undulating forest and past flat swampy areas. Few cars passed this way and I had this quiet road all to myself – one hundred and twenty kilometres through thick jungle and open grasslands. Gliding through small villages, passing the odd gravel quarry and natural gas wells [...]