Tag Archives: adventure travel
Water Wars & New Beginnings
It’s dark and the sound of frogs on the fish pond is deafening. All around me, cool dew is settling on the wild banana trees, the coffe...
The Soviet Hospital
It’s time to take my stitches out, so join me for a stroll back in time to the Cold War. The cheapest hospital in Vung Tau is the Sovie...
Injury
It’s been a while. I told you all about the hill climb, and nothing of the race.
Well, the race was awesome. It was hot and difficul...
Days of Kampot
I’m walking down the street in Kampot when I see my friend sitting out the front of Milano Pizza. I cross over and take the empty seat ...
Life’s a beach… by a river in Cambodia
I am lying on a swinging daybed beside a river, gently sautéing in my own sweat. The hot wind has pushed clouds over the mountains and ...
Yes, but did you die? (Part 1)
One, two, one, two… I count myself through each step. If you put enough of these tiny, zombie shuffles together, you’ll reach the top o...
Buy your own roses
Today is the exact anniversary of 5 years on the road – 15 February 2017 was the day I rode out of Sydney, never yet to return. I had i...
Sustainable Vagrancy
I sit in the HiVolt shop, surrounded by motorcycles and trials gear, and wait. Darkness falls and the high timbered ceilings glow with ...
A Time to Learn
It's six in the morning and the dawn light is bleeding into the valley, slowly, through a somnolent layer of mist. It's always peaceful...
Pleasure and Pain
It’s 4am and I’m disturbing the sleep of the hotel receptionists. I come downstairs, toting my laptop in the darkness with the objectiv...
Ruins and Memories
Today’s blog post nearly didn’t happen, because I killed my computer. By dropping it down a gully? Drowning it in a rice paddy? Not eve...
I’m On A Boat
Putting your motorcycle on a boat is typically a terrifying experience. Sometimes that's because it's a massive boat and you're not all...
Debrief
After the shock of the accident, I ride sedately into Loei and pulled into my usual parking spot behind my usual ultra-cheap hotel. As ...
Valentine’s Day Massacre
On Valentine's Day I brought a knife to a gunfight. In the cool mountain morning, the hard enduro group were gathering with their two s...