This morning, a man with an eye patch unrolled a map on our breakfast table and showed us where to dig for gold. I kid you not. We’d first spotted this chap – let’s call hi... Read more
And so we bid farewell to Asia. It is nine months since we first crossed the Bosphorus under stormy skies to enter Anatolia. Nine months since we left Europe behind. Nine months since we las... Read more
STATUS REPORT: We will very soon be leaving South East Asia. After that comes English speaking countries (or at least countries in which they do their best at it). And with them come Caucasi... Read more
We have just arrived in Malaysia, truly Asia. We had made our way down the western coast of Thailand, taking a couple of days off to enjoy the beaches and catch up on admin in Krabi. This p... Read more
We followed the muddy red track towards a tin hut where a long, drooping, orange and white barrier blocked our path. With Vietnam being almost entirely devoid of four-wheeled vehicles, we si... Read more
The sun was high and so was morale as we cruised side by side on the current of a tailwind. We were in Greece, on bikes and life was good. Good, at least, until a hand gesture changed everyt... Read more
After the efficiency and obsessive cleanliness of Japan, it was with a certain amount of trepidation that we entered Vietnam. I’d wanted to come here for years, but wondered whether th... Read more
In the middle of a cafe shack, somewhere in the Vietnamese jungle, Tim mimed pulling his trousers down and squatted on the floor. The two lady cafe owners fell about laughing, then shook th... Read more
We spent a month cycling across India in March and April this year. Here are a selection of snaps. You can see the whole album on Flickr. Taking bikes on public transport is a pain but it do... Read more
An East Asian bicycle utopia in 90-seconds. Watch our latest video from cycling across Korea, from Seoul to Busan, and through Japan. It’s below or you can see it on YouTube. Things to... Read more
Korea provided some of the best cycling of our trip but it also seems to have turned up some of the best images (and I am allowed to say that because Laura takes almost all of the photos). H... Read more
Sorry, but what else did you expect me to call this article? We landed in Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) a couple of days ago and tomorrow will set forth on our bikes once more, in the direct... Read more
