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18th of June 35 miles. A great climb to start with today went on for about 1hr 30min then levelled a bit although into a headwind so still had to pedal hard. I like the shorter legs where you can … Continue reading
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14, 15, 16 of June. Laos. After booking into Xaisomphone guesthouse about 20k from the Vietnam border and into Laos, (as I mention in last blog), Wet and aching, I cleaned up and came down for dinner and a few … Continue reading
20th May. 80 miles. Sorry. It’s a boring one…. A few hills to start then a fairly flat road along the valley ride went fast and felt good after the last two days of riding. I had few stops, no … Continue reading
17th of May. 65 miles. 5500ft of climbing. walked down to the stream and had a wash and a swim in the morning. Packed hammock and left the jungle. Today was another very hard day with lots of climbing and hot. … Continue reading
May 16th. 80 miles. 7000 feet of climbing. Left KHE Sanh and started climbing immediately into the forest on the Ho Chi Minh Road. Again the views and the jungle were spectacular, the sun was out and it was hot. … Continue reading
Apologies for the lack of reports. This will be the last one now until about the 5th of May. My Daughter Georgia has arrived and I have hung the bike up for 16 days ????. I ended up in Tam … Continue reading
25 March. HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City) to Johns Hotel. John is a Vietnamese guy who had lived in the US for a while. Interesting guy. Kept telling me not to trust anyone. Always ask price before you agree to buy … Continue reading
Posted from Scotland, United Kingdom. 20th March. Left Phnom Penh and the smallest hotel room in the world, late as usual. Rode 78 miles to Krong Svay Rieng to a travel lodge type hotel called Romdoul Farm Resedence. Actually very nice. … Continue reading
March 22nd. Arrived in Vietnam this morning… Hi all,Sorry I missed a few days but that will happen. Riding so far has been flat and very hot. No respite. Stop peddling and you stop travelling. Not like after a climb … Continue reading
Another job done. Sprayed hammock not tarp, inner tent, outside of sleeping bag and all clothes I will be wearing in the evening. Permethrin prevents 90% + of all bitey insects including leaches and ticks. The little fuc… Sorry, buggers … Continue reading