Cycling Central Thailand We cycled north along the Gulf of Thailand before heading into the western interior, skirting around Bangkok since we’d visited previously and wanted to avoid the intense city traffic. There were many interesting towns and cultural sites in this section, and the weather turned much drier and cooler as we moved …
Bicycle Touring Southern Thailand We crossed the border into Thailand at Wang Prachan in the Satun province of Southern Thailand. From there, we followed the western coast along the Andaman Sea until Krabi province, where we crossed over to the east coast and rode up to Chumphon. The cycling in Southern Thailand was incredibly …
Malaysia’s Mountains and Northwest States After cycling Malaysia’s east coast, we crossed the Central Forest Spine via Kenyir Lake and Gua Musang, then continued to George Town, Penang. After a week off in the historic city, we rode through the states of Kedah and Perlis toward the Thailand border. This section featured some of …
Singapore and the East Coast of Malaysia After exploring Singapore for a few days, we started bicycle touring Malaysia’s east coast. We had mixed experiences in Malaysia’s east – at times the traffic was horrendous, particularly on the southern end of the peninsula, but we also found some peaceful beach roads in the northern …
Cycling Malaysia’s West Coast (KL to Singapore) After taking a three week break in Kuala Lumpur, we rode south along the coast toward Singapore. Bicycle touring in Malaysia can be challenging, mainly due to the intense traffic through heavily populated areas. Despite the traffic conditions, we were eventually won over by Malaysia’s fantastic food …
An Incredible End to Our European Tour Norway was our final destination in Europe, and it was a fantastic place to finish our 14 month journey around the continent. We lucked out with beautiful weather throughout most of our loop around southern Norway and ended up in Oslo, where we would box our bikes …
Bike Touring in Denmark and Sweden After such challenging weather in Scotland, we were expecting to experience more of the same while we were cycling in Scandinavia. However, we lucked out with unusually warm and sunny weather for much of Denmark and Sweden, which made our ride along the coast much more enjoyable. Both …
EuroVelo from France to Germany After finishing our tour of England in Dover, we took a ferry to Dunkirk and rode the coastline of the North Sea. This part of Europe is extremely flat and world renowned for its cycling infrastructure, so we were able to make good progress through Belgium, the Netherlands, and …
Bicycle Touring England After our tour of Scotland, we crossed the border into England and rode the Hadrian’s Wall cycle route before continuing south on the EuroVelo 12. While England wasn’t always as scenic as other parts of Europe, the quality of the cycling routes was actually fairly good. There were some long urban …
Bicycle Touring Scotland We needed to remain outside the Schengen Zone for at least 3 months to reset our visa, so we had plenty of time to take a meandering route around Scotland. We rode sections of several different cycling routes in eastern Scotland and spent some time hiking in Loch Lomond and Cairngorms …
