Riding from Nakhon si Thammarat I had decided to try and ride through some nicer places and move a bit more off the beaten track. So my first destination out from Nakhon was to be Khanom which had been recommended to me as a nice quiet coastal area that wasn’t too touristy or developed. This…
Leaving Penang I continued my way north towards Kangar, where I would spend my last night in Malaysia. It was an uneventful days riding, with only the heat to contend with in the afternoon. Otherwise the roads were good and snacks and drinks were readily available from the modern petrol station shops or 7/11s lining…
I had originally planned on leaving Tanah Rata by going across the Cameron Highlands and heading in to east Malaysia and visiting Kota Bharu. I was then going to work through South Thailand up towards the north and Bangkok but after I read some information on the religious tensions in South Thailand and checked the…
I left my cousin’s place in Singapore heading onto Singapore’s perfect roads with their ubiquitous road signs and light traffic. Having plugged my route into Google maps I was planning on using Singapore’s western border with Malaysia at Tuas as it was closer and I couldn’t find any guidance online. I duly rode the 25kms…
Well that is RidingRound India done. After 30 days on the road I covered 3385 km by bicycle, 20km by tuk tuk, 180km by bus, spent 183 hours in the saddle, visited 8 states and cycled on some of the best and worst roads of the trip. I’m now in Chennai, formerly Madras on the…
Leaving Khajuraho I was due another series of hard days as I worked my way southwards. This time I was aiming for just over 500km in three days as I tried to reach Nagpur. The first day did not start well as the thunderstorm I had seen forecast for the evening broke about twelve hours…
I left Chandigarh knowing that I had a tough few days to get through. I had decided to ride directly from there to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh – a distance of around 870km, which I wanted to get done in five days and in six days maximum. This would be the furthest I had ever…
I had decided to spend a rest day in Amritsar so I could see the Golden Temple properly and at different times of the day. Which was well worth it as it was especially beautiful at twilight. Earlier in the day I also got to have a nice chat with some locals who were interested…
Having cycled pretty much from one side of Central Asia to the other I thought I would write a post with some hopefully useful and possibly interesting information on the region. The areas within the area I have experience of include Western Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Central Kazakhstan and far northern Kyrgyzstan. Sections: Sights Roads Drivers…
After a couple of days getting acclimatised in Delhi it was time to head out and start riding round India. It is hard to describe how nervous I was about riding out through Delhi. The driving I had experienced in the city had been crazy thus far and I was not looking forward to experiencing…
Riding ROUND 