Epilogue: From Brighton to Bangkok and beyond…
18 months, 22 countries, and 16,650km of cycling still didn’t prepare us for our bike ride through Bangkok. After having one last...
Thailand Part 2: Stops, starts and the finishing strait
Leaving Hua Hin feeling a lot more relaxed, we continued down the Gulf coast on our way to the fabled southern islands. The less than...
Thailand Part 1: Wats, wildlife and a wobblers' wedding
We cycled across the border into the small town of Chong Mek and, somewhat fittingly, immediately settled down to eat a delicious Pad...
Laos Part 2: Sweaty lows and caffeine highs
We headed out of Phonsavan into gently undulating hills, but soon our road was rocketing skywards in typical northern Laos fashion. At...
Laos Part 1: A roller-coaster ride through the jungle
The instant we entered Laos things changed dramatically - a red dirt road, pockmarked with potholes and covered in gravel, replaced the...
Northern Vietnam: Learning to slow down
As we rolled off the bridge into Vietnam, the towering skyscrapers which had characterized the Chinese cities were replaced by low-rise...
China Part 3: Racing to the Vietnamese border
Cycling out from our hostel on Chinese New Year’s Day seemed a fitting way to start the next stage of our journey. After six weeks off,...
An incredible Hong Kong interlude
Our train rumbled into the colossal city of Guangzhou after mile upon mile of urban sprawl. This city, which at over 13 million people...
China Part 2: Grey skies and grim roads in Guizhou and Guangxi
There is a Chinese proverb about Guizhou: in this province, it is said, no three feet of earth are flat, no three days are sunny, and no...
China Part 1: Pandas, Buddhas and Bamboo Seas in Sichuan
Watching mile after mile of desolate, empty landscape whizz by while we sat on our comfortable bunks reaffirmed our decision to take the...
