Cycle Strongman » Beaches

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]