Posted in The Trip on Mar 13th, 2006
Not far out of Butterworth we were advised by various people to take the motorway rather than the busy and narrow highway to Ipoh. We followed the advice, and ignoring the all too clear ‘No bicycle’ signs went past the tolls with no problems – in fact the police waved at us and took photos! [...]
Posted in The Trip on Mar 10th, 2006
The next afternoon we boarded the speed ferry from Langkawi to Georgetown, on Penang Island further south. Georgetown is Malaysia’s second largest city, a fast-moving place with a confusing amalgamation of its traditional Chinese heritage and smart brand new high rises dotted around the expensive colonial mansions. It was once the busiest sea port in [...]
Posted in The Trip on Mar 8th, 2006
Our last day in Thailand saw us cycling off towards the ferry port 10km out of Satun, it was a small port, with mostly western travellers waiting for the ferry boat to the Malaysian Island Resort of Langkawi. Purchasing the tickets and completing immigration was moderately quick and easy, though seeing the ferry boat (more [...]
Posted in The Trip on Mar 6th, 2006
We LOVED Thailand. We were back on the road (after the miseries of India), and cycling was a joy, despite the heat. Straightaway we noticed the nice tarmac roads, courteous drivers, modern refreshment facilities, and cleanliness. Not to mention a BIG smile from almost everyone we met. We decided to take our time and enjoy [...]
Posted in The Trip on Mar 3rd, 2006
Now on the final stretch in Thailand we had a hard 220km, 3 day cycle down to Satun near the Thailand/Malaysian border. From Satun we were advised to take a ferry to Langkawi (a Malaysian island) or to the Malaysian mainland – a short hop on a boat, as there were political disturbances around the [...]
Posted in The Trip on Feb 28th, 2006
Still feeling worse for wear with the heat and Nic still struggling with his legs muscle, led us to have a longer than expected break in Krabi, our next stop. To give our bodies a rest we decided to take it easy for a few days and only do some very light exercise. So next [...]
Posted in The Trip on Feb 23rd, 2006
A hard day’s ride from Phuket brought us to the town of Phang Nga, situated right next to the famous bay with the same name. The heat was ferocious again, and Nic pulled a muscle behind his knee, which didn’t help. At the hotel that evening we met another cycling duo – Clemence and Therese, [...]
Posted in The Trip on Feb 22nd, 2006
Not content with cycling just from London to Sydney, we thought we’d add (another!) extra 160km to our trip by popping down for the day (like you do!) to Phuket island. Since we were so near we thought it would be rude not to! :p So off we went and instead of heading east towards [...]
Posted in The Trip on Feb 20th, 2006
After our jungle adventure, we got back on our bikes (this time ready to take on the fl*pping great big hill!). Tracing our steps back to Takua Pa, and then onwards to Khao Lak – a popular tourist resort with a nice tropical beach, and loads and loads and loads of rooms, restaurants and everything [...]
Posted in The Trip on Feb 19th, 2006
With an easy 40km day ahead of us, we had a bit of lie-in, and set off rather late. We hoped to be at the park in a couple of hours, and perhaps do a bit of light trekking before sun-down. Little did we know that between us and the park stood what the locals [...]
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