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 b...
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Apr
Tag Archives: adventure travel
11
Apr
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...
02
Aug
Injury
It’s been a while. I told you all about the hill climb, and nothing of the race.
14
Apr
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 an...
09
Apr
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 o...
24
Feb
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, ...
15
Feb
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 ...
11
Feb
Sustainable Vagrancy
I sit in the HiVolt shop, surrounded by motorcycles and trials gear, and wait. Darkness falls and the high timber...
04
Feb
A Time to Learn
It's six in the morning and the dawn light is bleeding into the valley, slowly, through a somnol...
24
Jan
Pleasure and Pain
It’s 4am and I’m disturbing the sleep of the hotel receptionists. I come downstairs, toting my laptop in the dark...
11
Jan
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...
06
Jan
I’m On A Boat
Putting your motorcycle on a boat is typically a terrifying experience. Sometimes that's because it's a massive b...
23
Dec
Debrief
After the shock of the accident, I ride sedately into Loei and pulled into my usual parking spot behind my usual ...
17
Nov
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 gath...