As some of you know, I’ve been covering a fair bit of ground quickly over the last few weeks, to get to Bangkok by the end of January. This is to meet my favourite sister, who is joining me for a month, riding around Thailand. While the time/distance was certainly achievable, it did mean I [...]
Entries from January 28th, 2008
No way, it’s too scummy for that
January 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
“I’m telling you, it has to be!” “But it can’t be, it’s way too scummy to be a brothel.” “But what else could it be – there’s only women working here, there are several small thatched huts, a couple of different bars and karaoke, and it’s all in a strange location, outside a small village.” [...]
Cycling in the Middle Kingdom
January 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Well, since I managed to last four months in China without resorting to using “The Middle Kingdom” – so favoured by typical all expenses paid “travel reviews” you read – I thought I would use it just this once. I have left China, but I thought I should just put a few closing remarks, on [...]
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No More Beer and Skittles
January 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Sadly, my run of beer and Skittles has come to an end. I have, after 4 months and nearly 10,000km, left China and crossed over the border into Vietnam. I have searched high and low, but I have been unable to find any Skittles. So now it’s just beer. I woke this morning (New Year’s [...]
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