144km Champasak to Tadlo We are happily plodding our way through a 50 kilometer climb to the coffee plantations of the Bolaven Plateau when a scream from Andrew signals that all is not well. More of a shriek actually, followed by wild swerving and bike acrobatics while a whole village looks on with a mixture […] Read More »
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Crossing into Laos
228km Kratie to Don Det You’d think we’d be well trained by now after nearly two years on the road. We’ve been across our fair share of deserts and up high mountain peaks but the wilds of northern Cambodia still managed to give us a run for our money. Hot. Desolate. Almost no shade. One […] Read More »
Riding the back roads of Cambodia
236km Phnom Penh to Kratie Wednesday was one of those days. We woke up late, struggled to get our bags packed and after we rode away we realised that Friedel’s glasses were still at the hotel. When we remembered that our health insurance was about to expire it was the final straw. Cycling without good […] Read More »
Cyclists on the move in Canada
A little public service announcement here 😉 We have two sets of friends, both couples, who are currently cycling through Canada. One couple – Son & Ali – have been on the road for a while and are going down the west coast and through the U.S. towards South America. The other couple – Scott […] Read More »
On the beaten track
170km Ayutthya to Pak Chong “Twenty baht for photo,” said the man on the elephant as he strode past, looking at us hopefully. What seemed like half a house of things – a table, some chairs, a washing basin – was piled on the elephant’s back and we couldn’t help stopping our bicycles to take […] Read More »