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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 [...]

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 [...]