Biking
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Koh Ker to Siem Reap on Geoff’s bike tour of SE Asia
Once again it was going to be an early start & once again thwarted by the guest house owner! I ended up leaving at 6.19 sans breakfast except for two black bananas & water. It’s a real pleasure out at that time the air temperature is in the 20’s with a steady drum beat from…
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Krong Preah Vihear to Koh Ker on my SE Asia bike tour
Todays wake up call at 5.30am were the neighbouring Buddhists chanting over their tannoy (how did religions get on before the invention of the outside loudspeaker – come to that are Tannoy still in business?). I tried to get out but unfortunately the gate was locked and topped with razor wire. These folks take security…
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Rest day in Stung Treng & some trip statistics
I’ve now been away for 23 days in SE Asia. Cycling for 15 of them and covering, according to Strava, 1.016 miles with an ascent of 33,843 feet and 841.5 hours in the saddle. I’ve covered about 1/3 of the total distance to Singapore! So I’ve awarded myself a total rest day here in Stung…
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Biking SE Asia – Borkeo to Stung Treng
I managed an early start leaving the hotel at 6.38 taking the bike next door to get the kickstand fixed as a bolt had come out. Imagine getting your bike fixed on a Sunday at that hour in the UK 🙂 After last nights culinary experience I had a few bananas and rode on. After…
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SE Asia cycle tour – Pleiku SE Asia cycle tour – Pleiku to Borkeo
After a hearty breakfast I left the luxury of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hotel at 8am and set of for Cambodia. Much to my surprise I had another 100m to ascend from the hotel! The road has just been remade so was in perfect condition making for rapid descents. Although once again it was…
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SE Asia bike ride – Phu Phong to Pleiku
This promised to be the toughest day of the tour and t didn’t disappoint! With 77 miles and 6609 feet of elevation gain but only 1400 feet of descent it was hard work, especially with dodgy pedals & seemingly no shops that sell quality ones. The traffic was particularly horrendous with huge overloaded trucks squealing…
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Geoff’s SE Asia bike trip – Tan Phong to Phu Phong
Woke up for an early start to find out, after loading the bike up, that the rear tyre was nearly flat 🙁 While the lady cooked my fried eggs in bread I pumped it up, hoping for the best. It helped to swing the decision for the route. I had a choice to Pleiku either…
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Cycling South East Asia – Dung Quat to Ta Phong via My Lai
Today was wild & windy fortunately it was blowing me along. With cloud & wind it was cooler too. Due to the wind all the harbours were filled with fishing vessels which made an interesting sight. Today, I wanted to visit the scene of the infamous massacre at My Lai or Son My, so I…
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Cycling South East Asia – Da Nang to Dung Quat
Phew what a scorcher as the UK tabloids would say! I set of early at 7am, grabbed a couple of rolls filled with fried eggs from a street vendor and then hit the melee on Highway 1 heading south. The road is quite narrow in places with all the dualling in process. When I reached…
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South East asia tour – Hue to Dar Nang
Today was a toughie with a 500 metre climb in the blazing afternoon sun & heat up the Hải Vân Pass at least all the heavy traffic disappeared into the tunnel. Whilst climbing up I met Day from Los Angeles whose bike was in for repair in The Hanoi Bike Collective when I was buying mine. A…