It felt good leaving Bangkok.  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.  I spent most of Christmas Day with Ruby (the bike) cleaning, repairing [...]]]> http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/05/a-cycling-legend-and-the-small-town-of-pai/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/04/a-visiting-cyclist/ http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/04/a-visiting-cyclist/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:40:35 +0000 cyclestrongman http://www.cyclestrongman.com/?p=2506

On the road again, I felt at ease. It was my ‘un-comfort’ zone, not knowing where I was going to sleep, not knowing what 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 [...]]]> http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/04/a-visiting-cyclist/feed/ 1 http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/02/the-push-into-the-himalayas/ http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/02/the-push-into-the-himalayas/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:57:26 +0000 cyclestrongman http://www.cyclestrongman.com/?p=2357 A BIG hello to all my friends and family from Northern Thailand!

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 [...]]]> http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/02/the-push-into-the-himalayas/feed/ 6