The weather has been cold wet and windy interspersed with bright, sunny clear spots. That was what we’d expected. That was why we’d bought a whole heap of new warm and dry clothes. It wasn’t til the locals started passing comment on how unusually cold and wet it was that we realised we were cycling in unusually challenging conditions. Anyway,...
We’re back and rolling! It seems such a long time since I posted on this blog. A year in Ho Chi Minh City certainly consumed most of our energies and attention. But, thankfully, we’re on the road again. This time our adventures will see us Bicycle Touring in Lapland then down through Europe. We’re starting 500 kms above the Arctic Circle in the...
A lot of people are puzzled as to why two middle-aged, overweight backpackers would suddenly decide it’s a good idea to lay down their backpacks and take up long distance bicycle touring. I have to admit, I still sometimes ask myself that question, especially when I’m cycling up a hill into the wind. But trading our backpacks for panniers and...
For long term travellers, life is not just one big adventure story. For us, at least, it’s a series of smaller (but still long I guess) chapters we combine end to end. Sometimes we split them up with a return to home base in Australia. Others, like our recent Trans-Asia then Trans Africa stint simply transitioned as we went. But...
Check out this handy little map from Matador. What better way to plan your trips than to see all the places you haven’t touched down in yet. Ours is getting fairly blue, but as you can see, there’s loads of ground we haven’t covered…Next years adventure should get us to another 20 or so through eastern Europe and the Caribbean but where do...
I bought a new bottle of Tiger Balm the other day. My first was purchased in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1997 for the grand price of $1 USD. My new tub was purchased here in Saigon, last month for around $1.50. It is one of my top ten travel items on any trip. Co-incidentally, that same week, a friend asked me what...
As you should all know by now, we both love beer. Unfortunately we haven’t managed to get to any of the BIG beer festivals around the world. That might have something to do with the fact we like to avoid big crowds but I think we would make the effort for a celebration of BEER if we were in the area....
Hi all,Sorry it’s been so long once again, but Ho Chi Minh City is keeping us very busy. I hope some of you have had a chance to hop over and visit our new website http://hochiminhcityhighlights.com. It’s slowly but surely coming along and there’s some great info on tours, activities and eating spots around town as well as handy hints...
We haven’t posted for a while…We’re still travelling but we’re working on another very excitingproject at the moment.Have a sticky beak and find out what!
I was working on our new website about Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, writing a blog post about how to keep the motivation up once you’ve booked your holiday but still have to soldier on til departure date. I suggested that reading a book about, or set in, the location you are about to visit is one way to keep your spirits...
