In the small Cambodian town of Skuon these creepy crawlies are a common snack, and any tourist sitting at a cafe may get a nasty fright when they first see the large plates of deep fried spiders being carried around, and being purchased by people feeling particularly peckish.
The small town is a mere 75 kilometers [...]
4000km, 71 days, 23 punctures, 5 countries, 4 accidental dismounts, 3 hospital visits, 2 trips to local welders, 1 night sleeping on a birthing table and we finally rolled into Siem Reap, Cambodia.
We set off from Kuala Lumpur on 23rd March, just three days after landing in Singapore without so much as an address to [...]
A trip traveling any Asian countries would not be complete without paying a visit to one or more of the fantastic temples, pagodas and other religious monuments that they contain. I have recently traveled Southeast Asia and marveled at The Batu Caves in Malaysia and some of the countries Buddhist monasteries. I have also wandered [...]
After our night of monsoon weather, a painful massage and some general relaxation, I woke up with the realisation that touching another man in the manner I did the night before was not worth it, my legs were still painfully sore. We set off on the road bright and early for what was to be our [...]
We have only had to get onto the bikes one time in total over the past three days. I cannot tell you just how good that has been for what are quickly becoming old and tired leg muscles!!!
That being said, the one day of cycling that we did have to endure was a pretty tough [...]
Day eight of the trip marks our second whole day off cycling so far. It is a particularly sweet day off as it is one that we earned rather than had scheduled on account of our covering over 300 kilometres in the last two days…
Since the last blog we have certainly come a long way. [...]
I am sat in an internaet cafe in a place called Ipoh in Malaysia, exactly 205 kilometers away from Kuala Lumpur. I know that it is exactly this distance as in the last two days that is how long we have had to cycle to get here!!! It has been quite the eventful first few [...]
The route has been planned, the kit not quite organised and the first aid kits filled to the brim with a combination of mosquito spray, dissentry medication and malaria tablets… what a treat!
So with slightly less than two weeks left before embarking upon this epic adventure, it seems like an apt time to look in [...]
Laos is the red-headed stepchild of Southeast Asia. Forgotten and overshadowed by its illustrious neighbors. Not, that this is Laos’ fault. When you share borders with such a lineup of famous (and sometimes notorious) countries, it’s easy to be overlooked. Laos lacks anything that would put it on the international map (not literally of course. [...]
We managed to finally fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu by arranging an “organised tour” through a company called Greenhill Travel – based in Thamel, they also do all extreme sport trips around the Kathmandu valley area. I think the cost of the flight was about £150 which appears incredibly expensive but in fact was the [...]
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