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Black markets and cold smiles

cyclestrongman — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:05:35 +0000

Crossing into Southern China was another milestone. China was a country that sounded so strange and foreign, like it was in its own remote corner of the world. With a few billion people, China was big and, for the last five years, we’ve constantly heard people talk of China, China, China. But, [...]

The ugly side of tourism

cyclestrongman — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:44:12 +0000

Luang Prabang was an interesting place. The town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and, cycling around town, it was easy to understand why. The city has a charm all of its own. It was also easy to see why the UN was contemplating taking the title from them as it was [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]