I was quietly proud of my good friend Hannah.  Three months on a bike, living on a miniscule budget and having cycled the length of Thailand, Hannah decided to continue riding solo into China.  She’d hardly ridden a bike prior and now, after 3500 km from Malaysia to Laos, was ready to [...]]]> http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/05/paths-diverge/feed/ 2 http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/05/a-cycling-legend-and-the-small-town-of-pai/ http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/05/a-cycling-legend-and-the-small-town-of-pai/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 10:46:56 +0000 cyclestrongman http://www.cyclestrongman.com/?p=2531

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/2010/02/a-feast-for-the-senses/ http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/02/a-feast-for-the-senses/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:57:55 +0000 cyclestrongman http://www.cyclestrongman.com/?p=2297 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 [...]]]> http://www.cyclestrongman.com/2010/02/a-feast-for-the-senses/feed/ 0