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The hardy back roads of Laos – Part 2

cyclestrongman — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:01:12 +0000

… 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

cyclestrongman — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:54:34 +0000

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 [...]

Reflections – A Year On

cyclestrongman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:24:20 +0000

Wheeew, a year on the road already! It goes quick.

Recently I celebrated the first year (of many) on the road, not with a ‘POP!’ from an expensive champagne bottle, nor blowing out the flame of a single candle, but with a day just like every other. It lead to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]