I’m writing to you now on the other side of Khao Sok National park, and what a 24 hours it’s been. Choosing to take the road less travelled, I strayed off the main drag to attend this area on the advice of a Maverick Cycle Touring veteran I’d met a...
Wheeling into Siem Reap in the late morning, I knew my bike would need a thing or two and by that I mean getting enough spokes to last a normal person a lifetime. I picked up ten at a smaller shop on the outskirts of town by bringing in an old one that had already...
There have been a lot of people that have helped me along the way, from before the trip even started, to riding the road, and up to present day. This is the first of what I’m sure will be many posts on the who’s who of fine individuals and groups...
Approaching the border to Cambodia, I started doing my final checks of my situation and assessment of facts. I realized at 80 km, I would not be absolutely sure I could make it the Tay Ninh border before the limited Christmas Eve hours now illustrated through google...
Ninh Hoa, technically a little short of my goal for the week, but at 500 km amidst some technical equipment distractions has been an excellent place to stop in for my rest day, and my first helping hand from a business here in Vietnam to support my charity cycle tour...
Coming off my third rain day in a row and straight into my fourth, I found myself in the hotel parking lot fixing another flat tire, but at least I was a spared a half hour of working in the rain by the giant awning that covers the first 30 feet out the double glass...
Here I am in the city of Dong Hoi, having had another beautiful few days of travel. With several thousand kms of accessible coastline, this country has its fair share of sights to see and experiences to be had. Averaging some 70km a day, I feel as though I’m...
Which touring bike should I buy?There’s as many opinions on this topic as there are places to tour. For myself anyways, I haven’t went for the traditional steel frame and four panniers for any of my solo tours, and I even bought a Schwinn kid trailer to...
Are you travelling long term, as in months abroad, or just going for the standard getaway that your job unhooks you for? There’s usually two major types as far as I’m concerned; a back packer and a tourist. Both are just fine in my books, but I tend to...
Hello everyone, I’m writing live from Hanoi, Vietnam in the cheapest, highest rated hotel I found online. It’s been a bit of a journey to be where I am, in transit from Canada to Turkey, to Egypt, to this great city. Now that I’ve settled into...
