Eurasia EurAwesome

Sunday 9 Jun 2013 15:38

Posted: June 9, 2013, 10:38 p.m.

Wednesday 29 May 2013 12:57

The cooling towers of Temelin Nuclear Power Plant. Steve and I have worked there several times over the past 5 years, it's nice to be back!

Posted: May 29, 2013, 10:57 a.m.

Wednesday 29 May 2013 12:55

Not much has changed in old Ceske Budejovice, the home of the original Budweiser.

Posted: May 29, 2013, 10:55 a.m.

Wednesday 29 May 2013 12:55

Camping spot by the lake

Posted: May 29, 2013, 10:55 a.m.

Tuesday 28 May 2013 14:58

Posted: May 28, 2013, 12:58 p.m.

Monday 27 May 2013 15:00

Czech Republic, the last country, number 26

Posted: May 27, 2013, 1 p.m.

Saturday 25 May 2013 20:00

No picture could really capture the grandness of Vienna, but this is "Belvedere" right next to our couchsurfers house.

Posted: May 25, 2013, 6 p.m.

Thursday 23 May 2013 18:32

Arriving to Bratislava

Posted: May 23, 2013, 4:32 p.m.

Thursday 23 May 2013 10:16

Waiter, check please

Posted: May 23, 2013, 8:16 a.m.

Thursday 23 May 2013 10:16

I wanted a picture of this, it just looked cool. But it was really hard to take a decent picture while biking!

Posted: May 23, 2013, 8:16 a.m.

Wednesday 22 May 2013 9:15

Slovakia, country number 25

Posted: May 22, 2013, 7:15 a.m.

Tuesday 21 May 2013 12:46

Budapest's parliament building. Next stop Bratislava, Slovakia

Posted: May 21, 2013, 10:46 a.m.

Monday 20 May 2013 12:45

Welcome to Hungry, country number 24

Posted: May 20, 2013, 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday 14 May 2013 11:25

Posted: May 14, 2013, 9:25 a.m.

Monday 13 May 2013 9:13

Took a week off and toured around Slovenia with Steve's parents. Now back to biking, next stop Budapest

Posted: May 13, 2013, 7:13 a.m.

Saturday 4 May 2013 8:01

This is the best breakfast food ever! It's like a cinnamon bun with apple strudel inside the coils

Posted: May 4, 2013, 6:01 a.m.

Friday 3 May 2013 11:58

We took a touristy train ride after entering Serbia. Zoom in on google maps and you can see the switchbacks and tunnels. Not really worth it since we biked almost the same route afterwords

Posted: May 3, 2013, 9:58 a.m.

Thursday 2 May 2013 9:42

What a great ride this has been

Posted: May 2, 2013, 7:42 a.m.

Thursday 2 May 2013 9:39

Posted: May 2, 2013, 7:39 a.m.

Wednesday 1 May 2013 3:07

That's the bridge Franz Ferdinand got assassinated on which started WWI

Posted: May 1, 2013, 1:07 a.m.

Friday 26 Apr 2013 10:15

A 2,500' climb, hopefully it's all downhill to Sarajevo

Posted: April 26, 2013, 8:15 a.m.

Thursday 25 Apr 2013 17:08

Mostar's famous bridge

Posted: April 25, 2013, 3:08 p.m.

Thursday 25 Apr 2013 16:10

Welcome to Bosnia and Herzegovina everyone!

Posted: April 25, 2013, 2:10 p.m.

Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 10:22

We took a trip out to korcula for the day, this is the sunset view looking back from the ferry

Posted: April 24, 2013, 8:22 a.m.

Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 8:04

Posted: April 23, 2013, 6:04 a.m.

Monday 22 Apr 2013 8:08

The view looking down on Dubrovnik

Posted: April 22, 2013, 6:08 a.m.

Sunday 21 Apr 2013 8:59

Welcome to Croatia, country #21

Posted: April 21, 2013, 6:59 a.m.

Saturday 20 Apr 2013 12:59

Posted: April 20, 2013, 10:59 a.m.

Saturday 20 Apr 2013 12:43

Posted: April 20, 2013, 10:43 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 14:15

Running out of motivation and time. The trail after this is snow covered so we'll max out at 4200'

Posted: April 19, 2013, 12:15 p.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 13:29

3600'

Posted: April 19, 2013, 11:29 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 12:08

1600'

Posted: April 19, 2013, 10:08 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 11:33

800 feet, past the castle and starting the switchbacks

Posted: April 19, 2013, 9:33 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 11:10

Going on a hike today, ill take pictures as we get higher up

Posted: April 19, 2013, 9:10 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 10:12

Kotor old city

Posted: April 19, 2013, 8:12 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 10:11

View of kotor

Posted: April 19, 2013, 8:11 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 10:11

Quick bike trip around the peninsula,

Posted: April 19, 2013, 8:11 a.m.

Friday 19 Apr 2013 10:10

Sunset from our couchsurfers place

Posted: April 19, 2013, 8:10 a.m.

Tuesday 16 Apr 2013 14:56

The view of Budva from our couchsurfers house

Posted: April 16, 2013, 12:56 p.m.

Tuesday 16 Apr 2013 12:27

Looking back onto Petrovac

Posted: April 16, 2013, 10:27 a.m.

Monday 15 Apr 2013 19:47

Country number 20

Posted: April 15, 2013, 5:47 p.m.

Monday 15 Apr 2013 12:21

View of Shkodra from Rozafa castle

Posted: April 15, 2013, 10:21 a.m.

Sunday 14 Apr 2013 19:31

Beach camping

Posted: April 14, 2013, 5:31 p.m.

Saturday 13 Apr 2013 11:22

Tirana for the weekend, forgot to take pictures

Posted: April 13, 2013, 9:22 a.m.

Friday 12 Apr 2013 13:26

Short climb up 2000'. Now should be all downhill to Tirana

Posted: April 12, 2013, 11:26 a.m.

Friday 12 Apr 2013 11:24

The Albanian flag sure is cool

Posted: April 12, 2013, 9:24 a.m.

Thursday 11 Apr 2013 11:51

Posted: April 11, 2013, 9:51 a.m.

Thursday 11 Apr 2013 10:52

Posted: April 11, 2013, 8:52 a.m.

Wednesday 10 Apr 2013 16:24

Posted: April 10, 2013, 2:24 p.m.

Wednesday 10 Apr 2013 16:19

What a great camping spot!

Posted: April 10, 2013, 2:19 p.m.

Tuesday 9 Apr 2013 14:06

Nice little climb up to 3800' from 2000'

Great view too!

Posted: April 9, 2013, 12:06 p.m.

Tuesday 9 Apr 2013 10:40

Posted: April 9, 2013, 8:40 a.m.

Tuesday 9 Apr 2013 9:59

Proof that its cold up here!

Posted: April 9, 2013, 6:59 a.m.

Tuesday 9 Apr 2013 8:58

One of the best parts of Greece. Bugatza (that's how it's pronounced) is a cream filled pastry, kind of like a creamy Danish with croissant consistency.

Posted: April 9, 2013, 5:58 a.m.

Thursday 4 Apr 2013 14:49

Mt. Olympos off in the distance (we think)

Posted: April 4, 2013, 11:49 a.m.

Thursday 4 Apr 2013 14:26

Posted: April 4, 2013, 11:26 a.m.

Thursday 4 Apr 2013 14:24

Posted: April 4, 2013, 11:24 a.m.

Tuesday 2 Apr 2013 17:23

Posted: April 2, 2013, 2:23 p.m.

Tuesday 2 Apr 2013 16:30

That's Thessos of in the distance

Posted: April 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday 2 Apr 2013 13:35

Posted: April 2, 2013, 10:35 a.m.

Tuesday 2 Apr 2013 12:03

Back to main land, next stop thessaloniki

Posted: April 2, 2013, 9:03 a.m.

Monday 1 Apr 2013 18:58

Posted: April 1, 2013, 3:58 p.m.

Monday 1 Apr 2013 17:47

Posted: April 1, 2013, 2:47 p.m.

Monday 1 Apr 2013 17:15

Another quick trip out to an island. This one's Thessos

Posted: April 1, 2013, 2:15 p.m.

Monday 1 Apr 2013 11:56

Posted: April 1, 2013, 8:56 a.m.

Sunday 31 Mar 2013 11:57

Posted: March 31, 2013, 8:57 a.m.

Saturday 30 Mar 2013 17:57

Now this is what I had in mind for Greece! These are reportedly from ~1000 BC

Posted: March 30, 2013, 3:57 p.m.

Saturday 30 Mar 2013 13:22

Posted: March 30, 2013, 11:22 a.m.

Saturday 30 Mar 2013 10:54

Out to an island for a night

Posted: March 30, 2013, 8:54 a.m.

Friday 29 Mar 2013 10:51

Heyo!

Posted: March 29, 2013, 8:51 a.m.

Friday 29 Mar 2013 10:50

999 hours an 59 minutes, what's gonna happen when it goes to 1,000? The highlight of my day, I hope it doesn't reset to 0.

Posted: March 29, 2013, 8:50 a.m.

Friday 29 Mar 2013 10:21

Welcome to Greece! Country #17 and a whole new writing system to learn

Posted: March 29, 2013, 8:21 a.m.

Friday 29 Mar 2013 8:38

Our last breakfast in Turkey. Another great couchsurfing experience, and it kept us out of the cold again too

Posted: March 29, 2013, 6:38 a.m.

Thursday 28 Mar 2013 20:10

So cold and rainy!! We got lucky and found a couchsurfer to stay with though, thanks Suzan.

Posted: March 28, 2013, 6:10 p.m.

Tuesday 26 Mar 2013 15:19

Posted: March 26, 2013, 1:19 p.m.

Monday 25 Mar 2013 22:27

Back on the bikes, heading out of Istanbul tomorrow morning after a long winter break.

Posted: March 25, 2013, 8:27 p.m.

Sunday 25 Nov 2012 16:38

Posted: Nov. 25, 2012, 2:38 p.m.

Sunday 25 Nov 2012 10:14

Rainy camping, not too cold for almost December. 160km left!

Posted: Nov. 25, 2012, 8:14 a.m.

Thursday 22 Nov 2012 20:52

Mashed potatoes, apple sauce, stuffing, pumpkin and turkey substitute (chicken). A pretty good thanksgiving spread... For three people... And this didn't include the three deserts I made!

Posted: Nov. 22, 2012, 6:52 p.m.

Tuesday 20 Nov 2012 11:18

A great view of zonguldak after leaving the city

Posted: Nov. 20, 2012, 9:18 a.m.

Sunday 18 Nov 2012 7:45

Nice balcony view of the Amasra harbor.

Posted: Nov. 18, 2012, 5:45 a.m.

Thursday 15 Nov 2012 12:13

Lots of ups and downs, but the scenery has been beautiful, and makes the slow progress enjoyable... Even with the cold rain

Posted: Nov. 15, 2012, 10:13 a.m.

Wednesday 14 Nov 2012 7:55

Our camping spot just outside of town

Posted: Nov. 14, 2012, 5:55 a.m.

Monday 12 Nov 2012 13:01

A nice view of Sinop off in the distance after a 1200' climb

Posted: Nov. 12, 2012, 11:01 a.m.

Saturday 10 Nov 2012 14:34

Breakfast in our couchsurfing hosts living room

Posted: Nov. 10, 2012, 12:34 p.m.

Thursday 8 Nov 2012 11:52

Posted: Nov. 8, 2012, 9:52 a.m.

Wednesday 7 Nov 2012 13:51

Our couchsurfing host was a coast guard captain. We got a nice tour of the ship this morning.

Posted: Nov. 7, 2012, 11:51 a.m.

Tuesday 6 Nov 2012 13:57

Beach side/wedding banquet hall side camping

Posted: Nov. 6, 2012, 11:57 a.m.

Tuesday 6 Nov 2012 7:14

There's a little garbage around, but the black sea is pretty nice

Posted: Nov. 6, 2012, 5:14 a.m.

Friday 2 Nov 2012 22:34

Nice views of the black sea and Batumi from the Batumi botanical garden

Posted: Nov. 2, 2012, 6:34 p.m.

Wednesday 31 Oct 2012 16:19

Add this place to my list of places to come back to. They're building a ski lift to the top, so our 4 hour climb would have been a lot easier if we'd only waited a year.

Posted: Oct. 31, 2012, 12:19 p.m.

Tuesday 30 Oct 2012 12:34

My new favorite town name. Akhalkalaki, I'd been pronouncing it Ak-halak-halak-i, which was too silly to be correct.

Posted: Oct. 30, 2012, 8:34 a.m.

Monday 29 Oct 2012 11:51

On our last day in Armenia we got a pretty good view of Mt. Aragat

Posted: Oct. 29, 2012, 7:51 a.m.

Sunday 28 Oct 2012 14:33

We stayed with a peace corp volunteer last night and had a great time in a small town outside of Yerevan.

Posted: Oct. 28, 2012, 10:33 a.m.

Saturday 27 Oct 2012 10:19

We got a little interview by a small online news agency in Yerevan!

Posted: Oct. 27, 2012, 6:19 a.m.

Wednesday 24 Oct 2012 12:05

Ruins of a church built around 300, with its predecessors in the background.

Posted: Oct. 24, 2012, 8:05 a.m.

Tuesday 23 Oct 2012 10:43

Posted: Oct. 23, 2012, 6:43 a.m.

Monday 22 Oct 2012 14:52

Armenia, the 15th country on our trip!

Posted: Oct. 22, 2012, 10:52 a.m.

Saturday 20 Oct 2012 15:20

There he is. George W. directing traffic on his road

Posted: Oct. 20, 2012, 11:20 a.m.

Tuesday 16 Oct 2012 18:13

16th century church, this was the new one! There was a 5th century one a bit further up the road

Posted: Oct. 16, 2012, 2:13 p.m.

Tuesday 16 Oct 2012 13:35

Visiting a vineyard

Posted: Oct. 16, 2012, 9:35 a.m.

Monday 15 Oct 2012 12:02

Real coffee and cheesie bread! welcome to Georgia

Posted: Oct. 15, 2012, 7:02 a.m.

Saturday 13 Oct 2012 13:52

Our hotel is an old caravansary!

Posted: Oct. 13, 2012, 8:52 a.m.

Thursday 11 Oct 2012 13:02

Pomegranate season! 50 cents a pound

Posted: Oct. 11, 2012, 8:02 a.m.

Monday 8 Oct 2012 13:31

Baku's "old city" with views to the newer city in the distance

Posted: Oct. 8, 2012, 8:31 a.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 19:12

Sunset over the caspian sea

Posted: Oct. 7, 2012, 2:12 p.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 12:30

We arrived in Turkmenbashi just in time to catch the ferry

Posted: Oct. 7, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 8:08

Wild camels!

Posted: Oct. 7, 2012, 3:08 a.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 5:11

10 hours

Posted: Oct. 7, 2012, 12:11 a.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 3:10

More than half way

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday 7 Oct 2012 1:00

6 hours

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 8 p.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 21:08

Hopefully the last train tide we'll need to take

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 4:08 p.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 7:03

Ashgabat after our 13 hour train ride

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 2:03 a.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 7:02

11 hrs

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 2:02 a.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 7:02

9 hrs down

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 2:02 a.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 7:01

About half way to Ashgabat

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 2:01 a.m.

Saturday 6 Oct 2012 7:01

We managed to get an actual bed on the sleeper train this time. No standing for us!

Posted: Oct. 6, 2012, 2:01 a.m.

Friday 5 Oct 2012 18:15

We were given a 5 day transit visa for Turkmenistan. We were told it was only going to be 3 days, so I guess we're happy to get 5! Gotta take trains across the whole country though

Posted: Oct. 5, 2012, 1:15 p.m.

Friday 5 Oct 2012 12:05

Turkmenistan

Posted: Oct. 5, 2012, 7:05 a.m.

Thursday 4 Oct 2012 17:22

Bukhara

Posted: Oct. 4, 2012, 12:22 p.m.

Thursday 4 Oct 2012 17:22

Posted: Oct. 4, 2012, 12:22 p.m.

Wednesday 3 Oct 2012 17:23

It was hard to pick a picture of Sumarkand. There are so many 15th century mausoleums it's ridiculous.

Posted: Oct. 3, 2012, 12:23 p.m.

Tuesday 2 Oct 2012 15:41

We got our Turkmenistan visa, but we'd applied for a five day transit visa starting on October 11th; they gave us a three day transit visa starting on October 6th so we've gotta race through Uzbekistan. We decided to take a bus at least from Tashkent to Sumarkand

Posted: Oct. 2, 2012, 10:41 a.m.

Tuesday 2 Oct 2012 13:15

Steve and some of his relatives we stayed with in Tashkent for a night

Posted: Oct. 2, 2012, 8:15 a.m.

Saturday 29 Sep 2012 11:17

Uzbekistan has the honors of being the home of our 14,000 km

Posted: Sept. 29, 2012, 6:17 a.m.

Friday 28 Sep 2012 11:07

As we arrived in Khushand this kid came up and darted talking to me. He invited us back to his parents tea house and offered to how us a back room to stay in. We ended up spending a few days there (I took a trip back to Dushanbe to check o our Turkmenistan visas) with his family and got taken care of really well.

Posted: Sept. 28, 2012, 6:07 a.m.

Tuesday 25 Sep 2012 9:09

The 15th century Abdullatif Sultan Medressa

Posted: Sept. 25, 2012, 4:09 a.m.

Monday 24 Sep 2012 12:23

11,100'
6,500' of climbing over 30km
Probably our last time over 11,000'

Posted: Sept. 24, 2012, 7:23 a.m.

Sunday 23 Sep 2012 11:03

Posted: Sept. 23, 2012, 6:03 a.m.

Saturday 22 Sep 2012 19:11

Somewhere above 9,000' in a tunnel with no lights and lots of pot holes!
6,000' of climbing, 5 hours

Posted: Sept. 22, 2012, 2:11 p.m.

Friday 21 Sep 2012 11:45

We got our Azerbaijan visa, unfortunately for 170 dollars though. One more week and we'll have our Turkmenistan transit visa too and that should be the last of the hard to get visas!

Posted: Sept. 21, 2012, 6:45 a.m.

Sunday 16 Sep 2012 9:40

5,800'
2,000' climb, 2 hrs

Posted: Sept. 16, 2012, 4:40 a.m.

Friday 14 Sep 2012 16:50

Posted: Sept. 14, 2012, 11:50 a.m.

Friday 14 Sep 2012 13:26

We took this guy up on an offer to come in for tea. In addition to tea we got this massive wheel of bread, eggs, tomatoes, apples and candies. It was delicious!

Posted: Sept. 14, 2012, 7:26 a.m.

Thursday 13 Sep 2012 14:49

Kyrgyzstan emigration booth

Posted: Sept. 13, 2012, 8:49 a.m.

Thursday 13 Sep 2012 8:32

The Pamirs

Posted: Sept. 13, 2012, 2:32 a.m.

Wednesday 12 Sep 2012 10:28

11,800'
6,800' of climbing, 6:45 hrs, 90km

Posted: Sept. 12, 2012, 4:28 a.m.

Tuesday 11 Sep 2012 10:52

Posted: Sept. 11, 2012, 4:52 a.m.

Monday 10 Sep 2012 18:16

Crazy downhill, I think I hit a new personal record maximum speed on the 3,000' descent

Posted: Sept. 10, 2012, 12:16 p.m.

Monday 10 Sep 2012 17:21

8,000'
4,500' of climbing, 4:45 hrs, 60km

Posted: Sept. 10, 2012, 11:21 a.m.

Saturday 8 Sep 2012 18:36

Back in civilization!!

Posted: Sept. 8, 2012, 12:36 p.m.

Thursday 6 Sep 2012 15:36

9,900'
5,700' of climbing, gravel roads, it took two days!

Posted: Sept. 6, 2012, 9:36 a.m.

Thursday 6 Sep 2012 11:08

Off in the distance you can see the switchbacks and hopefully the pass at ~10,000'

Posted: Sept. 6, 2012, 5:08 a.m.

Tuesday 4 Sep 2012 10:01

Posted: Sept. 4, 2012, 4:01 a.m.

Monday 3 Sep 2012 15:58

9100'
4000' of climbing up gravel roads, 4hrs

Posted: Sept. 3, 2012, 9:58 a.m.

Monday 3 Sep 2012 14:58

Switchbacks!

Posted: Sept. 3, 2012, 8:58 a.m.

Sunday 2 Sep 2012 11:38

Our visit to Song Kol was less than impressive, thanks to the clouds we couldn't even see the lake!

Posted: Sept. 2, 2012, 5:38 a.m.

Saturday 1 Sep 2012 11:16

11,400'
4,500' of climbing 3h 30min

Posted: Sept. 1, 2012, 5:16 a.m.

Friday 31 Aug 2012 19:01

Sunset over the valley we spent all say climbing up

Posted: Aug. 31, 2012, 1:01 p.m.

Thursday 30 Aug 2012 20:29

We'd hoped to swim in this lake... Waters pretty low though!

Posted: Aug. 30, 2012, 2:29 p.m.

Tuesday 28 Aug 2012 7:47

Last night we stayed at a "homestay" that was more like a hotel. We did get this great meal though

Posted: Aug. 28, 2012, 1:47 a.m.

Sunday 26 Aug 2012 13:37

We took a day and hiked around Karakol

Posted: Aug. 26, 2012, 7:37 a.m.

Friday 24 Aug 2012 12:16

Posted: Aug. 24, 2012, 6:16 a.m.

Monday 20 Aug 2012 15:56

Issyk Kol, beautiful snow capped mountains in the background

Posted: Aug. 20, 2012, 9:56 a.m.

Saturday 18 Aug 2012 15:11

Tajikistan visa! It took only 10 minutes too

Posted: Aug. 18, 2012, 9:11 a.m.

Wednesday 15 Aug 2012 20:34

Our last sunset in Kazakhstan.

Posted: Aug. 15, 2012, 2:34 p.m.

Wednesday 15 Aug 2012 14:41

Our first climb in a while, nothing compared to china, but at 4,000' it was pretty tough. 1 hour, 1500' of climbing, 12km.

Posted: Aug. 15, 2012, 8:41 a.m.

Tuesday 14 Aug 2012 21:43

We spent the last few days doing a bus/train tour of south-western Kazakhstan, the highlight was Turkistan which is where this picture was taken. Now we're back on the road headed to Kyrgyzstan!

Posted: Aug. 14, 2012, 3:43 p.m.

Monday 6 Aug 2012 18:16

Our view while we wait for visas to process

Posted: Aug. 6, 2012, 12:16 p.m.

Sunday 5 Aug 2012 17:03

The view of Almaty from a nearby mountain

Posted: Aug. 5, 2012, 11:03 a.m.

Friday 3 Aug 2012 12:54

Lots of donkeys in these parts, they're pretty quick too!

Posted: Aug. 3, 2012, 6:54 a.m.

Wednesday 1 Aug 2012 13:26

Posted: Aug. 1, 2012, 7:26 a.m.

Tuesday 31 Jul 2012 12:59

Kazakhstan

Posted: July 31, 2012, 4:59 a.m.

Tuesday 31 Jul 2012 10:14

The line waiting to get into Kazakhstan

Posted: July 31, 2012, 2:14 a.m.

Tuesday 31 Jul 2012 5:05

Posted: July 30, 2012, 9:05 p.m.

Monday 30 Jul 2012 22:00

Gotta get out of china before our visa runs out. We took a 12 hour night bus to the border

Posted: July 30, 2012, 2 p.m.

Friday 27 Jul 2012 20:13

Kazakhstan visa gotten, finally, central Asia here we come!

Posted: July 27, 2012, 12:13 p.m.

Wednesday 25 Jul 2012 9:40

24 hrs, in the desert with only 2 left. I think.

Posted: July 25, 2012, 1:40 a.m.

Wednesday 25 Jul 2012 7:22

Ugh. 22 hrs

Posted: July 24, 2012, 11:22 p.m.

Wednesday 25 Jul 2012 5:32

I slept through the last 2 hr point, luckily. 20 hrs

Posted: July 24, 2012, 9:32 p.m.

Wednesday 25 Jul 2012 1:31

16 hrs

Posted: July 24, 2012, 5:31 p.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 23:37

14 hrs

Posted: July 24, 2012, 3:37 p.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 21:50

Half way!

Posted: July 24, 2012, 1:50 p.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 19:41

This sucks

Posted: July 24, 2012, 11:41 a.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 17:29

8 hrs

Posted: July 24, 2012, 9:29 a.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 15:38

Our standing room environment, 6 hrs down!

Posted: July 24, 2012, 7:38 a.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 13:34

4 hrs!

Posted: July 24, 2012, 5:34 a.m.

Tuesday 24 Jul 2012 11:57

2 hrs down

Posted: July 24, 2012, 3:57 a.m.

Monday 23 Jul 2012 18:20

Lanzhou, we've gotta take a train to wulumuqi befor our visa runs out... A 24 hour train... That was sold out of seats so we've got the standing room tickets

Posted: July 23, 2012, 10:20 a.m.

Sunday 22 Jul 2012 18:20

Lin Xia (临夏) sucked! We spent 4 hours trying to get a guesthouse after a long 100km day

Posted: July 22, 2012, 10:20 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jul 2012 19:42

Happy birthday to me! That's right, that's a wine glasses of Jim Beam...

Posted: July 21, 2012, 11:42 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jul 2012 15:38

Gan Su (甘肃)!!

Posted: July 21, 2012, 7:38 a.m.

Thursday 19 Jul 2012 12:13

Constant, amazingly beautiful plains

Posted: July 19, 2012, 4:13 a.m.

Friday 13 Jul 2012 17:50

Posted: July 13, 2012, 9:50 a.m.

Thursday 12 Jul 2012 15:37

12,600'
Something like 5,000' of climbing but it was spread out over almost 4 days! Following a perfect river valley

Posted: July 12, 2012, 7:37 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Jul 2012 19:22

Posted: July 11, 2012, 11:22 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Jul 2012 15:15

马尔康 (Ma Er Kang) - all of the places we checked wouldn't let foreigners stay there. Eventually one lady told us we could stay there but we would have to check in after 10:30, when the police were off work! It worked out perfectly, the best shower in a long time!

Posted: July 11, 2012, 7:15 a.m.

Monday 9 Jul 2012 14:41

Posted: July 9, 2012, 6:41 a.m.

Sunday 8 Jul 2012 16:20

12,800'
1,800' climb - 1:45 hrs

Posted: July 8, 2012, 8:20 a.m.

Sunday 8 Jul 2012 10:05

Tagong monastery and surrounding hills.

Posted: July 8, 2012, 2:05 a.m.

Sunday 8 Jul 2012 10:04

14,500'
6000' climb - 6 hrs
On the downhill I hit a new personal record max speed!

Posted: July 8, 2012, 2:04 a.m.

Wednesday 4 Jul 2012 14:36

KangDing, getting our visa extended

Posted: July 4, 2012, 6:36 a.m.

Tuesday 3 Jul 2012 14:17

Worst roads ever!

Posted: July 3, 2012, 6:17 a.m.

Tuesday 3 Jul 2012 8:14

We took a rest day in Litang, but had to catch a bus to another city to renew our visa. We hoped to be able to do it here but will have to adjust our plans

Posted: July 3, 2012, 12:14 a.m.

Saturday 30 Jun 2012 14:08

15,400'
After taking a rest in some nomadic herdsman's tent we dropped down for a bit, never getting below 14,000' though, and then back up again!

Posted: June 30, 2012, 6:08 a.m.

Saturday 30 Jun 2012 11:07

15,250' seems to be the top of this pass. From where we camped we gradually biked up for about two hours before coming to a sign announcing the entry into the "Alpine Wetlands" area. It was, as you'd guess, very wet, and very cold.

Posted: June 30, 2012, 3:07 a.m.

Friday 29 Jun 2012 16:14

A perfect camping spot. Just us, a freezing river to take a bath in, and a bunch of yaks

Posted: June 29, 2012, 8:14 a.m.

Friday 29 Jun 2012 11:06

15,450'
6000' climb - 5 hrs
Very hard to breath!!

Posted: June 29, 2012, 3:06 a.m.

Thursday 28 Jun 2012 8:42

The streets of XiangCheng

Posted: June 28, 2012, 12:42 a.m.

Wednesday 27 Jun 2012 8:26

Posted: June 27, 2012, 12:26 a.m.

Tuesday 26 Jun 2012 19:37

13,750'
After the 14k foot pass the road rolled up and down five times, each time with about a 500' climb. Hard to breath up here, and the road really sucks! This pass seems to be the last one though, it's all downhill from here!!

Posted: June 26, 2012, 11:37 a.m.

Tuesday 26 Jun 2012 16:00

14,200'
4,200' climb - 5 hrs
(crap road, lots off the bike pushing)
We're in Sichuan!

Posted: June 26, 2012, 8 a.m.

Monday 25 Jun 2012 12:26

12,800'
3,400' climb - 3hrs

Posted: June 25, 2012, 4:26 a.m.

Monday 25 Jun 2012 8:45

Terrace camping spot, the road is over the hill and then down 20' is a nice little (freezing cold) river

Posted: June 25, 2012, 12:45 a.m.

Sunday 24 Jun 2012 14:50

11,700'
Very slight climb out of shangrila, we go down a bunch from here before starting the real climbs

Posted: June 24, 2012, 6:50 a.m.

Sunday 24 Jun 2012 8:53

We arrived in shangrila just in time to see one of their horse festivals. It was interesting, like a slow motion horse race.

Posted: June 24, 2012, 12:53 a.m.

Friday 22 Jun 2012 11:01

12,200'
1,800' climb - 1.5 hrs

Posted: June 22, 2012, 3:01 a.m.

Thursday 21 Jun 2012 18:01

11,700'
2,500' climb - 1:45 min

Posted: June 21, 2012, 10:01 a.m.

Thursday 21 Jun 2012 14:56

10,100'
600' climb - 30 min

Posted: June 21, 2012, 6:56 a.m.

Thursday 21 Jun 2012 13:48

10,200'
2000' climb - 1.5 hrs

Posted: June 21, 2012, 5:48 a.m.

Thursday 21 Jun 2012 8:10

We've spent 500 hours on our bikes so far!

Posted: June 21, 2012, 12:10 a.m.

Wednesday 20 Jun 2012 17:50

9,400'
700' climb - 30 min

Posted: June 20, 2012, 9:50 a.m.

Wednesday 20 Jun 2012 15:42

9,500 ft.
3,000 ft climb - 2 hrs.

Posted: June 20, 2012, 7:42 a.m.

Wednesday 20 Jun 2012 14:04

Posted: June 20, 2012, 6:04 a.m.

Sunday 17 Jun 2012 18:40

虎跳峡 (Tiger Leaping Gorge), 4000 ' below that last pass. The descent was amazing, 1 hour of cruising down out of the clouds to the warm valley below

Posted: June 17, 2012, 10:40 a.m.

Sunday 17 Jun 2012 11:56

10,500' pass. Probably a 1,500' climb on cobblestone roads, not the easiest thing to bike on!

Posted: June 17, 2012, 3:56 a.m.

Sunday 17 Jun 2012 6:40

10,000' pass after a 2,000' climb, we're at the viewing point for 玉龙雪山 (A really high mountain). Unfortunately we're in the clouds so we can see anything.

Posted: June 16, 2012, 10:40 p.m.

Saturday 16 Jun 2012 17:10

Ok, it's not all that quaint but in its own way, 丽江 (Li Jiang) is pretty interesting

Posted: June 16, 2012, 9:10 a.m.

Friday 15 Jun 2012 15:15

We rolled through 9,000km on the way up this 2000' climb!

Posted: June 15, 2012, 7:15 a.m.

Friday 15 Jun 2012 9:18

Crazy kilns for roofing tiles

Posted: June 15, 2012, 1:18 a.m.

Friday 15 Jun 2012 7:05

Camping spot at 8,500 ft.

Posted: June 14, 2012, 11:05 p.m.

Wednesday 13 Jun 2012 16:21

大理 (DaLi), from here we'll bike north to 丽江 (Lijiang) and maybe take a few days to hike around Tiger Leaping Gorge

Posted: June 13, 2012, 8:21 a.m.

Wednesday 13 Jun 2012 0:50

Since we only have a 30 day visa, and China is huge, we decided we needed to maximize our biking efforts. We took a bus from KunMing to DaLi so we could see more of the valley from there north to Shangrila

Posted: June 12, 2012, 4:50 p.m.

Monday 11 Jun 2012 18:41

昆明 (Kun Ming)

Posted: June 11, 2012, 10:41 a.m.

Sunday 10 Jun 2012 17:44

Our friends who flew to Hanoi needed to get to Kunming by today to catch their flight so we took a bus

Posted: June 10, 2012, 9:44 a.m.

Sunday 10 Jun 2012 12:13

建水 (Jian Shui) YHA

Posted: June 10, 2012, 4:13 a.m.

Friday 8 Jun 2012 17:00

36 km later and 5000 feet up we made it to our destination! 个旧 (Ge Jiu)

Posted: June 8, 2012, 9 a.m.

Thursday 7 Jun 2012 17:28

Posted: June 7, 2012, 9:28 a.m.

Wednesday 6 Jun 2012 17:33

Beautiful no-name china village, but it's good to be back!

Posted: June 6, 2012, 10:33 a.m.

Tuesday 5 Jun 2012 14:20

Border with china!

Posted: June 5, 2012, 7:20 a.m.

Tuesday 5 Jun 2012 7:46

Some tough days; dirt and gravel roads through rolling hills culminating with a steep pass we got over at dusk.

Posted: June 5, 2012, 12:46 a.m.

Sunday 3 Jun 2012 14:09

Great roads!!

Posted: June 3, 2012, 7:09 a.m.

Sunday 3 Jun 2012 7:29

We met up with our friends from the US, now on to china!

Posted: June 3, 2012, 12:29 a.m.

Sunday 27 May 2012 17:26

Hanoi at last! We'll spend also a week here getting our Chinese visas

Posted: May 27, 2012, 10:26 a.m.

Saturday 26 May 2012 15:02

Posted: May 26, 2012, 8:02 a.m.

Thursday 24 May 2012 12:48

We're so glad we took the Ho Chi Minh road, the scenery has been amazing!

Posted: May 24, 2012, 5:48 a.m.

Thursday 24 May 2012 6:17

Camping on a farm! Notice the broken tent pole on my tent, this is the second time...

During the night we got visited by the police telling us (through a translator they brought) how we couldn't camp there, because it was unsafe. I said to them "are the people around here bad people?" which they said "oh no, we're very good people" ... "so there should be no issue with safety then!" they eventually agreed

Posted: May 23, 2012, 11:17 p.m.

Wednesday 23 May 2012 10:48

Posted: May 23, 2012, 3:48 a.m.

Tuesday 22 May 2012 11:57

After a mountain pass a little over 2000' we've been cruising down through some really beautiful surroundings.

Posted: May 22, 2012, 4:57 a.m.

Sunday 20 May 2012 18:08

Phong Nha Farmstay

Posted: May 20, 2012, 11:08 a.m.

Sunday 20 May 2012 7:16

We think this is the DMZ we're crossing, it's weird to be biking through an area that was so awful a generation ago.

Posted: May 20, 2012, 12:16 a.m.

Sunday 20 May 2012 5:56

Rubber plantation camping spot

Posted: May 19, 2012, 10:56 p.m.

Saturday 19 May 2012 10:16

Hue, an old capital of Vietnam. From here we're wading north towards Hanoi, maybe 10 days along the Ho Chi Minh trail

Posted: May 19, 2012, 3:16 a.m.

Thursday 17 May 2012 13:39

Made it to the top of Sea Cloud Pass, 496m up from Sea level where we started the day.

Posted: May 17, 2012, 6:39 a.m.

Thursday 17 May 2012 13:30

Steve rounding the last switchback

Posted: May 17, 2012, 6:30 a.m.

Thursday 17 May 2012 5:50

Beach camping near Danang

Posted: May 16, 2012, 10:50 p.m.

Tuesday 15 May 2012 15:54

Hoi An's streets are car free, quiet and beautiful.

Posted: May 15, 2012, 8:54 a.m.

Monday 14 May 2012 14:31

Beautiful road following this river

Posted: May 14, 2012, 7:31 a.m.

Monday 14 May 2012 10:13

At the top of the 3,500' pass we rolled through our 7,000th kilometer... Slowly rolled through

Posted: May 14, 2012, 3:13 a.m.

Sunday 13 May 2012 16:54

The standard road and scenery has been beautiful

Posted: May 13, 2012, 9:54 a.m.

Sunday 13 May 2012 11:24

Lucky this awesome bridge is here

Posted: May 13, 2012, 4:24 a.m.

Sunday 13 May 2012 11:21

We seem to have taken a wrong turn!

Posted: May 13, 2012, 4:21 a.m.

Sunday 13 May 2012 9:16

Posted: May 13, 2012, 2:16 a.m.

Saturday 12 May 2012 8:02

The streets of Pleiku are lined with these little coffee stalls, this is us having our breakfast.

Posted: May 12, 2012, 1:02 a.m.

Friday 11 May 2012 7:25

Vietnam!!

Posted: May 11, 2012, 12:25 a.m.

Thursday 10 May 2012 19:24

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Thursday 10 May 2012 6:57

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Thursday 10 May 2012 6:57

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Tuesday 8 May 2012 17:25

Some flooding, water up to my bottom bracket!

Posted: May 8, 2012, 10:25 a.m.

Sunday 29 Apr 2012 8:34

Hit 6k just as we rolled into phnom penh

Posted: April 29, 2012, 1:34 a.m.

Sunday 29 Apr 2012 8:33

One more day to phnom penh

Posted: April 29, 2012, 1:33 a.m.

Sunday 29 Apr 2012 8:33

Pursat for the night

Posted: April 29, 2012, 1:33 a.m.

Thursday 26 Apr 2012 7:32

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Tuesday 24 Apr 2012 10:29

River villages along the way

Posted: April 24, 2012, 3:29 a.m.

Tuesday 24 Apr 2012 8:35

From Siem Reap we're heading to Battambang by boat. We heard it was a beautiful ride and after all the biking around temples, it'll be our rest day.

Posted: April 24, 2012, 1:35 a.m.

Monday 23 Apr 2012 12:14

Ta Som

Posted: April 23, 2012, 5:14 a.m.

Sunday 22 Apr 2012 15:38

Ta Prohm, being taken over by the jungle

Posted: April 22, 2012, 8:38 a.m.

Sunday 22 Apr 2012 11:57

From inside

Posted: April 22, 2012, 4:57 a.m.

Sunday 22 Apr 2012 11:26

Bayon, it looks like a pile of rubble but it's very detailed once you get closer.

Posted: April 22, 2012, 4:26 a.m.

Sunday 22 Apr 2012 9:46

Angkor Wat, the picture doesn't do it justice. It's huge and amazing.

Posted: April 22, 2012, 2:46 a.m.

Friday 20 Apr 2012 14:36

Overgrown ruins of Beng Mealea, from around 1200

Posted: April 20, 2012, 7:36 a.m.

Thursday 19 Apr 2012 16:56

Some of the 1000 year old ruins around Koh Ker, the capital of Cambodia around 950.

Posted: April 19, 2012, 9:56 a.m.

Wednesday 18 Apr 2012 15:09

The metropolis of Tbaeng Meanchey, capital of the province.

Posted: April 18, 2012, 8:09 a.m.

Wednesday 18 Apr 2012 9:44

This has been the road for the past two days, someday it'll be a highway and a lot less dusty.

Posted: April 18, 2012, 2:44 a.m.

Tuesday 17 Apr 2012 8:12

On the ferry about to leave Stung Treng, across the Mekong to the west we hope there's a road towards Siem Reap.

Posted: April 17, 2012, 1:12 a.m.

Monday 16 Apr 2012 10:13

Largest, by water volume, waterfall in Asia.

Posted: April 16, 2012, 3:13 a.m.

Friday 13 Apr 2012 10:44

Siphondon, which means 4000 islands, some of them are pretty small. 30km north of the border with cambodia, we'll likely use up the rest of our Laos visa relaxing

Posted: April 13, 2012, 3:44 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Apr 2012 13:51

Awesome staircase going up to the temple

Posted: April 11, 2012, 6:51 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Apr 2012 13:38

11th century ruins of Wat Phu

Posted: April 11, 2012, 6:38 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Apr 2012 9:42

Posted: April 11, 2012, 2:42 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Apr 2012 21:22

I thought about rolling around the block to get this over the 5000km mark but it was too hot, and I wanted a shower too badly. Close enough for me

Posted: April 10, 2012, 2:22 p.m.

Sunday 8 Apr 2012 13:26

Today's swim spot

Posted: April 8, 2012, 6:26 a.m.

Saturday 7 Apr 2012 15:31

Aaron teaching the local young'ns how to change a flat tire.

Posted: April 7, 2012, 8:31 a.m.

Saturday 7 Apr 2012 12:13

Unimpressive historical downtown Savannakhet

Posted: April 7, 2012, 5:13 a.m.

Friday 6 Apr 2012 11:00

Great biking road! Locals had told us there was no road so I'm glad we didn't listen

Posted: April 6, 2012, 4 a.m.

Friday 6 Apr 2012 7:09

The Thakhek travel lodge, we took a rest day here and are now headed south towards Pakse

Posted: April 6, 2012, 12:09 a.m.

Wednesday 4 Apr 2012 6:00

Breaking down our behind the school campsite

Posted: April 3, 2012, 11 p.m.

Monday 2 Apr 2012 17:22

Temple camping spot overlooking the Nam Kadang river

Posted: April 2, 2012, 10:22 a.m.

Sunday 1 Apr 2012 11:02

Today's swim break on the Mekong

Posted: April 1, 2012, 4:02 a.m.

Sunday 1 Apr 2012 7:13

Ban Na homestay, very simple lifestyle.

Posted: April 1, 2012, 12:13 a.m.

Thursday 29 Mar 2012 16:26

Vientiane's Arc De Triumph

Posted: March 29, 2012, 9:26 a.m.

Thursday 29 Mar 2012 9:19

Sweet traveling back of a truck band

Posted: March 29, 2012, 2:19 a.m.

Wednesday 28 Mar 2012 9:28

Typical Laos highway.

Posted: March 28, 2012, 2:28 a.m.

Tuesday 27 Mar 2012 16:00

Swim spot with a big group of children, they all got out of the water to stare

Posted: March 27, 2012, 9 a.m.

Monday 26 Mar 2012 16:11

Staying at the Mulberry Organic Farm. On the right is a mulberry bush which we scavenged for a while.

Posted: March 26, 2012, 9:11 a.m.

Friday 23 Mar 2012 15:25

And I'm really glad I did. It's beautiful here!

Posted: March 23, 2012, 8:25 a.m.

Friday 23 Mar 2012 14:59

I took a bus to avoid some mountains, but the bus broke down! Lucky for me, I was able to just take my bike out and leave everyone waiting for a new bus.

Posted: March 23, 2012, 7:59 a.m.

Friday 23 Mar 2012 9:33

Luang Prabang, one of the coolest towns I've been in for a while. Very small, super relaxed and full of history. Highly recommended. The picture doesn't do it justice, but it's the view from the Mekong looking up towards the town

Posted: March 23, 2012, 2:33 a.m.

Tuesday 20 Mar 2012 8:44

Morning view over the Mekong

Posted: March 20, 2012, 1:44 a.m.

Monday 19 Mar 2012 15:28

Probably about half way for today, it's a two day ride. The river seems pretty shallow, our pilot is doing a great job though!

Posted: March 19, 2012, 8:28 a.m.

Monday 19 Mar 2012 9:54

Our slow boat on the mekong from huay xai to luang prabang, Laos. Note the bikes strapped to the roof.

Posted: March 19, 2012, 2:54 a.m.

Sunday 18 Mar 2012 15:36

Crossing the Mekong to Laos!

Posted: March 18, 2012, 8:36 a.m.

Thursday 15 Mar 2012 11:35

I'll be honest, I got tired of counting 7-11's. We'll just round it to 250 for all of Thailand

Posted: March 15, 2012, 4:35 a.m.

Wednesday 14 Mar 2012 17:07

It's very beautiful up here in the mountains

Posted: March 14, 2012, 10:07 a.m.

Friday 9 Mar 2012 13:31

Chiangmai at last! It's been the goal for so long... Time to rest

Posted: March 9, 2012, 6:31 a.m.

Friday 9 Mar 2012 6:38

Camped in this forest park with some peacocks, but I couldn't get a picture of them

Posted: March 8, 2012, 11:38 p.m.

Thursday 8 Mar 2012 7:34

Breaking down camp in the morning at a playground outside a temple. Trying to get a little past lampon today.

Posted: March 8, 2012, 12:34 a.m.

Wednesday 7 Mar 2012 13:44

I realized I've only been taking pictures of where we've been sleeping as of late. In an attempt to switch it up, I'm going to focus on daily swimming spots for a while. It's really hot up in the north, usually it gets above 38 (100) in the afternoon sun so the swims are going to be mandatory

Posted: March 7, 2012, 6:44 a.m.

Monday 5 Mar 2012 11:39

Old city guesthouse, our lodging for a few nights while we explore the old capital of Thailand.

Posted: March 5, 2012, 4:39 a.m.

Monday 5 Mar 2012 7:03

Last night we camped at a highway rest stop, which was actually really nice. Last night, at this temple.

Posted: March 5, 2012, 12:03 a.m.

Saturday 3 Mar 2012 16:47

Heyo!!

Posted: March 3, 2012, 9:47 a.m.

Thursday 1 Mar 2012 17:23

Ayuthaya, the old capital of Thailand, full of ruined wat's sacked a few hundred years ago by the Burmese.

Posted: March 1, 2012, 10:23 a.m.

Thursday 1 Mar 2012 0:30

150

Posted: Feb. 29, 2012, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday 29 Feb 2012 17:50

If you want greatness, give it a call

Posted: Feb. 29, 2012, 10:50 a.m.

Monday 27 Feb 2012 17:41

7-11 number 100

Posted: Feb. 27, 2012, 10:41 a.m.

Sunday 26 Feb 2012 16:24

Phetchaburi, a sleepy Wat filled town

Posted: Feb. 26, 2012, 9:24 a.m.

Saturday 25 Feb 2012 13:57

The view from the sirima guesthouse in Hua Hin

Posted: Feb. 25, 2012, 6:57 a.m.

Friday 24 Feb 2012 17:24

I think this is an airport runway we just crossed!!

Posted: Feb. 24, 2012, 10:24 a.m.

Friday 24 Feb 2012 11:39

YHA youth hostel near Khao Thong Chai. Not bad! We got here at 11:30 so we only stayed for a drink, trying to get a little farther north today

Posted: Feb. 24, 2012, 4:39 a.m.

Friday 24 Feb 2012 6:26

After a night inland we decided to push on yesterday to get back to good camping spots. What a sunrise!

Posted: Feb. 23, 2012, 11:26 p.m.

Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 17:46

This is a better picture, sunset over Myanmar. This is the narrowest point of the Malayan peninsula at 53km

Posted: Feb. 22, 2012, 10:46 a.m.

Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 8:56

Hard to see but that's Burma of in the distance there.

Posted: Feb. 22, 2012, 1:56 a.m.

Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 13:34

Our bungalow at cashew resort on Koh Chang island. 50m from the sea, 200 baht per night, bout a dozen folks on the beach, doesn't get much better than this!

Posted: Feb. 21, 2012, 6:34 a.m.

Monday 20 Feb 2012 11:35

Koh Chang (the small one)

Posted: Feb. 20, 2012, 4:35 a.m.

Sunday 19 Feb 2012 14:26

In Ranong for the night, hoping to show Steve's parents an island tomorrow. Maybe Koh Chang

Posted: Feb. 19, 2012, 7:26 a.m.

Saturday 18 Feb 2012 17:45

Another awesome spot to mark our 2000th kilometer. There was even a restaurant and shower!

Posted: Feb. 18, 2012, 10:45 a.m.

Friday 17 Feb 2012 17:04

These awesome camping spots probably won't last forever, we're appreciating them while they do

Posted: Feb. 17, 2012, 10:04 a.m.

Friday 17 Feb 2012 15:39

The 50th 7-11 we've seeming Thailand. I started counting them because there's something like 4100 in all of Thailand. I'm going to use it as a judge of how much of Thailand we see.

Posted: Feb. 17, 2012, 8:39 a.m.

Friday 17 Feb 2012 7:28

Mr. and Mrs. Slusarski arrived!

Posted: Feb. 17, 2012, 12:28 a.m.

Wednesday 15 Feb 2012 12:06

I had no idea pineapples grew like that! I guess I thought they would grow on a tree

Posted: Feb. 15, 2012, 5:06 a.m.

Wednesday 15 Feb 2012 9:52

Heading towards the airport to meet up with Steve's parents tomorrow!

Posted: Feb. 15, 2012, 2:52 a.m.

Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 15:49

Patong is the heart of the party scene in Phuket. The beach was packed with people so we just biked by, this is a picture from the road. I there's a beach there somewhere

Posted: Feb. 14, 2012, 8:49 a.m.

Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 12:09

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Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 11:05

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Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 10:35

Near the southern tip of Phuket

Posted: Feb. 14, 2012, 3:35 a.m.

Monday 13 Feb 2012 17:39

Phuket. We got the penthouse unit somehow!

Posted: Feb. 13, 2012, 10:39 a.m.

Sunday 12 Feb 2012 22:51

We found somewhere that accepted us for who we are. Currently sitting having a beer watching some fire spinning show

Posted: Feb. 12, 2012, 3:51 p.m.

Sunday 12 Feb 2012 14:02

We pushed our bikes 6 km over the island mountains to get to Loh Moo Dee. We were going to camp there but got turned away, when asked why the owner wouldn't answer. I think my big nose, curly hair and cheapness finally had a negative consequence (see the bottom of the picture)...

Posted: Feb. 12, 2012, 7:02 a.m.

Sunday 12 Feb 2012 10:51

Ko Phi Phi

Posted: Feb. 12, 2012, 3:51 a.m.

Saturday 11 Feb 2012 17:43

Damn thumb got in the way! But this is what the boat ride scenery was like

Posted: Feb. 11, 2012, 10:43 a.m.

Saturday 11 Feb 2012 15:19

Holy-moly

Posted: Feb. 11, 2012, 8:19 a.m.

Saturday 11 Feb 2012 14:22

Local bus ride to Railey, climbing Mecca

Posted: Feb. 11, 2012, 7:22 a.m.

Saturday 11 Feb 2012 13:11

Krabi for the night at the KR Manson

Posted: Feb. 11, 2012, 6:11 a.m.

Saturday 11 Feb 2012 7:07

Camped at this monastery last night

Posted: Feb. 11, 2012, 12:07 a.m.

Friday 10 Feb 2012 16:49

Stopped for a long lunch to escape the heat. 65 km down in the morning, the roads are pretty flat so we can go fairly quickly.

Posted: Feb. 10, 2012, 9:49 a.m.

Friday 10 Feb 2012 9:56

Well, in Malaysia we could read, which helped us learn foods and made ordering easy. Thailand seems like it'll be harder!

Posted: Feb. 10, 2012, 2:56 a.m.

Friday 10 Feb 2012 7:35

Well, it turned into 90 km but we made it to a great night market and asked people if there was a cheap hotel around. We got escorted to this, which I thought was a car wash but ended up being a really dirty flee bag motel. It did the job

Posted: Feb. 10, 2012, 12:35 a.m.

Thursday 9 Feb 2012 19:04

It felt so good to be biking again!! We couldn't force ourselves to stop, the temperature at dusk turned out to b perfect so we stopped and put our lights on and kept going another hour. 70 km isn't bad considering we started at 3 pm

Posted: Feb. 9, 2012, 12:04 p.m.

Thursday 9 Feb 2012 14:43

Finally! Back on land!!

Posted: Feb. 9, 2012, 7:43 a.m.

Tuesday 7 Feb 2012 11:46

Not a bad camping spot!

Posted: Feb. 7, 2012, 4:46 a.m.

Tuesday 7 Feb 2012 10:05

Speedboat to Ko Tarutao National Park was packed! The bikes were strapped on top though so it should be ok

Posted: Feb. 7, 2012, 3:05 a.m.

Monday 6 Feb 2012 9:07

We got the Super Bowl streaming on my laptop!

Posted: Feb. 6, 2012, 2:07 a.m.

Monday 6 Feb 2012 8:56

We swam around the peninsula, snorkeling was great but it took 6 hours!

Posted: Feb. 6, 2012, 1:56 a.m.

Saturday 4 Feb 2012 14:35

Ko lipe is pretty amazing. We're camping at a resort for 3 dollars and I'm pretty sure we have the best seats in the house!

Posted: Feb. 4, 2012, 7:35 a.m.

Saturday 4 Feb 2012 12:12

Thailand!! Ko Lipe doesn't show up on google maps because it's so small, but it's here. I promise

Posted: Feb. 4, 2012, 4:12 a.m.

Saturday 4 Feb 2012 10:12

On the way to Thailand! Bye bye Malaysia

Posted: Feb. 4, 2012, 2:12 a.m.

Friday 3 Feb 2012 21:14

Beautiful beaches up here but there are little jellyfish, about 1/2 a centimeter long, that sting you. After 10 minutes you're getting stung all over your body. Not really painful but enough to make you not want to swim anymore.

Posted: Feb. 3, 2012, 1:14 p.m.

Friday 3 Feb 2012 12:02

This little guy wanted some of my snickers bar

Posted: Feb. 3, 2012, 4:02 a.m.

Friday 3 Feb 2012 11:46

We will not be going up this cable car, but a lot of others will. Tour busses are lined up dropping people off

Posted: Feb. 3, 2012, 3:46 a.m.

Friday 3 Feb 2012 11:01

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Friday 3 Feb 2012 10:20

Finally some nice coastal roads!

Posted: Feb. 3, 2012, 2:20 a.m.

Thursday 2 Feb 2012 15:36

Gecko guesthouse for the next few nights, then Thailand hopefully!

Posted: Feb. 2, 2012, 7:36 a.m.

Thursday 2 Feb 2012 8:59

Leaving Georgetown

Posted: Feb. 2, 2012, 12:59 a.m.

Thursday 2 Feb 2012 6:45

Back to Georgetown, picked up our bikes and we're off to the ferry terminal. Going to Langkawi island

Posted: Feb. 1, 2012, 10:45 p.m.

Wednesday 1 Feb 2012 14:17

Batu caves

Posted: Feb. 1, 2012, 6:17 a.m.

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 21:33

Trip to Kuala Lumpur to pick up my replacement tent poles (one broke a few weeks back). This is a couchsurfing friend who we had them shipped to

Posted: Jan. 31, 2012, 1:33 p.m.

Monday 30 Jan 2012 18:06

Today we took a scenic ride around Pulau Penang

Posted: Jan. 30, 2012, 10:06 a.m.

Saturday 28 Jan 2012 21:46

We stumbled onto this Chinese new yet part and were swarmed with people forcing beers in our hands. Next came food and deserts, we ate a whole chicken, duck and side of beef plus some sausages and deserts. It was ridiculous

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 1:46 p.m.

Saturday 28 Jan 2012 19:16

Georgetown

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 11:16 a.m.

Saturday 28 Jan 2012 19:06

Ferry to Georgetown

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 11:06 a.m.

Saturday 28 Jan 2012 17:34

Ice coffee and tea in a bag is a great refreshment on a hot day

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 9:34 a.m.

Saturday 28 Jan 2012 10:42

Monkeys!!

Posted: Jan. 28, 2012, 2:42 a.m.

Friday 27 Jan 2012 19:24

Taiping for a good nights rest. 90km today and another of the same tomorrow will get us to our destination of Georgetown for the weekend.

Posted: Jan. 27, 2012, 11:24 a.m.

Friday 27 Jan 2012 17:50

This is for you Greg Beardsworth. You're famous in Malaysia, and we're 95km from you. It's really a marker to Butterworth, our next stop

Posted: Jan. 27, 2012, 9:50 a.m.

Friday 27 Jan 2012 12:31

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Thursday 26 Jan 2012 19:21

Mmm, ice white coffee, and coffee smoothies. This is apparently the home of white coffee. I think it's just coffee with cream...

Posted: Jan. 26, 2012, 11:21 a.m.

Thursday 26 Jan 2012 14:31

Our first 1000km!!

Posted: Jan. 26, 2012, 6:31 a.m.

Thursday 26 Jan 2012 13:16

We left Pahang forever and are now in Perak.

Posted: Jan. 26, 2012, 5:16 a.m.

Thursday 26 Jan 2012 12:12

Leaving Troji, our Cameron Highland host. Going to Ipoh

Posted: Jan. 26, 2012, 4:12 a.m.

Monday 23 Jan 2012 17:56

I was really sick the past few days, so after 28km I flagged down a truck and got a ride to town. Steve is more of a man and did all of it on his own. Something like 3000 feet of vertical over 35 km. crazy

Posted: Jan. 23, 2012, 9:56 a.m.

Monday 23 Jan 2012 9:27

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Sunday 22 Jan 2012 18:04

These hills suck!

Posted: Jan. 22, 2012, 10:04 a.m.

Sunday 22 Jan 2012 13:55

Finally came across a resting spot, get some lunch and recharge out of the midday heat

Posted: Jan. 22, 2012, 5:55 a.m.

Sunday 22 Jan 2012 12:46

Lots of ups and downs!

Posted: Jan. 22, 2012, 4:46 a.m.

Sunday 22 Jan 2012 10:08

Gua Musang. It reminded me of GuiLin

Posted: Jan. 22, 2012, 2:08 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 21:31

The best part of bike touring. Gotta get those calories back somehow.. Two tubs of ice cream should do it!!

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 1:31 p.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 19:16

Made it! Just.

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 11:16 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 16:30

Massive cliffs, would be a great climbing area. Its probably bigger than the gunks

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 8:30 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 15:16

We spent two hours at this roadside restaurant. Sleeping and eating during the hottest part of the day. 55 km down, probably won't make it to Gua Musang which is another 55 km away.

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 7:16 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 12:58

I'm pooped

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 4:58 a.m.

Saturday 21 Jan 2012 11:04

32 km into today and I'm already exhausted. The next town is another 75 km away, do I'm not too sure I'll make it that far

Posted: Jan. 21, 2012, 3:04 a.m.

Friday 20 Jan 2012 17:44

Kuala Lipis for the night. This was the hardest day yet, big hills and really hot, but feeling good after a shower and some cold water. We're staying at Appu's guesthouse, I really liked this ad he's got on the wall for a guided your of the jungle. All the people in it look miserable.

Posted: Jan. 20, 2012, 9:44 a.m.

Friday 20 Jan 2012 13:24

Stopped for a tea, it's so hot!

Posted: Jan. 20, 2012, 5:24 a.m.

Friday 20 Jan 2012 12:07

Dear god, huge hill, ugh. Luckily there was a banana stand at the top! We sat and ate about 9 bananas and some other crazy fruit I don't know the name of.

Posted: Jan. 20, 2012, 4:07 a.m.

Thursday 19 Jan 2012 20:03

Back to Jerantut by bus to pick up our bikes.

Posted: Jan. 19, 2012, 12:03 p.m.

Thursday 19 Jan 2012 13:02

Morning boat into Taman Negara, then a short hike through leech infested forest (I had four bites and Steve had one). Spending the night in a cabin

Posted: Jan. 19, 2012, 5:02 a.m.

Tuesday 17 Jan 2012 13:02

Jerantut, staying in a hotel tonight! Showers feel soooooo good

Posted: Jan. 17, 2012, 5:02 a.m.

Tuesday 17 Jan 2012 10:59

Possible climbing?

Posted: Jan. 17, 2012, 2:59 a.m.

Tuesday 17 Jan 2012 8:29

This picture doesn't do it justice but this temple with a huge tree growing out of it was really cool

Posted: Jan. 17, 2012, 12:29 a.m.

Tuesday 17 Jan 2012 7:19

Our camping spot next to the school was recommended to us by the locals

Posted: Jan. 16, 2012, 11:19 p.m.

Monday 16 Jan 2012 18:01

Stopped in Maran to use Internet (no wifi so I couldn't upload the trackmytour info) and get water.

Posted: Jan. 16, 2012, 10:01 a.m.

Monday 16 Jan 2012 13:37

Our map didn't show a road linking the two towns but we found a motorcycle trail following the river.

Posted: Jan. 16, 2012, 5:37 a.m.

Monday 16 Jan 2012 13:07

Belimbing jetty, The end of our boat ride. Now time to get back on the bikes

Posted: Jan. 16, 2012, 5:07 a.m.

Monday 16 Jan 2012 12:03

And we're off! This is the way to travel! We got a boat from lake Chini to the nearest town. It saved us at least 70km if biking

Posted: Jan. 16, 2012, 4:03 a.m.

Sunday 15 Jan 2012 14:45

Lake Chini Resort, Lake Chini, Pahang. We were told not to swim in it by a local unfortunately.

Posted: Jan. 15, 2012, 6:45 a.m.

Sunday 15 Jan 2012 13:19

Longest steepest hill yet... This was on the down side. We are on our way to lake Chini in hopes of a dip in some cool water

Posted: Jan. 15, 2012, 5:19 a.m.

Sunday 15 Jan 2012 9:09

Tea and "nuur am" for breakfast. We bought 3 of them for the road. They were a deep fried chocolate soft pretzel with raisins or something. Delicious

Posted: Jan. 15, 2012, 1:09 a.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 20:54

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 12:54 p.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 17:46

Then #5 and #6! There has to be something wrong with his rim or tire. We decided to switch his tire and put on his spare folding tire, it's held fine since then

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 9:46 a.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 17:25

And then #4

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 9:25 a.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 16:12

Swim break!

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 8:12 a.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 14:43

Steve's flat #3

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 6:43 a.m.

Saturday 14 Jan 2012 8:14

We camped on a beach next to a community center. Spent the hole morning talking to a nice women about the area, got on the road at noon

Posted: Jan. 14, 2012, 12:14 a.m.

Friday 13 Jan 2012 18:20

Bike fits in the garage!

Posted: Jan. 13, 2012, 10:20 a.m.

Friday 13 Jan 2012 17:14

Goats in the road!! It's hard to see in the picture maybe but there were herds of goats that we had to swerve through

Posted: Jan. 13, 2012, 9:14 a.m.

Friday 13 Jan 2012 16:38

Posted: Jan. 13, 2012, 8:38 a.m.

Friday 13 Jan 2012 13:20

Bridge out of Johor. We're now in Pahang province, which is huge so we'll likely be in it for a few weeks

Posted: Jan. 13, 2012, 5:20 a.m.

Thursday 12 Jan 2012 10:15

Roti breakfast with tea

Posted: Jan. 12, 2012, 2:15 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Jan 2012 21:09

Mersing Malaysia for a few days. At least one rest day

Posted: Jan. 11, 2012, 1:09 p.m.

Wednesday 11 Jan 2012 14:32

Very wet

Posted: Jan. 11, 2012, 6:32 a.m.

Wednesday 11 Jan 2012 13:09

Lunch stop. These things this old lady was making were delicious. Just a little bit of dough rolled on a mold for texture, deep fried and spiced. Perfect snacks

Posted: Jan. 11, 2012, 5:09 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Jan 2012 19:25

Best camping spot on the world! Steve even had three kids to help put his tent up. We had heard there was a camping spot on the other side of the river but the guy with the boats wouldn't take us over for some reason. We asked if we could camp here and he said of course!

Posted: Jan. 10, 2012, 11:25 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Jan 2012 16:47

Posted: Jan. 10, 2012, 8:47 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Jan 2012 14:56

Still rainy. Is comes in waves though, so it's kinda perfect. First you get hot, then it rains and get soaked. Perfect biking weather except we're starting to prune

Posted: Jan. 10, 2012, 6:56 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Jan 2012 12:48

We found a buffet for lunch! Bread pudding is perfect for long bike rides I hope. It's been raining for the past few days, doesn't look like it'll stop anytime soon

Posted: Jan. 10, 2012, 4:48 a.m.

Tuesday 10 Jan 2012 8:25

We camped at a scary beachside empty resort last night. This was a morning guest on the tent

Posted: Jan. 10, 2012, 12:25 a.m.

Monday 9 Jan 2012 15:53

Kg. S. Rengit to change money. We totally missed the town we meant to go through, it seems villages here are pretty small... A little different than china, you blink and they're gone

Posted: Jan. 9, 2012, 7:53 a.m.

Monday 9 Jan 2012 14:25

Ferry terminal in Malaysia

Posted: Jan. 9, 2012, 6:25 a.m.

Monday 9 Jan 2012 13:14

Posted: Jan. 9, 2012, 5:14 a.m.

Sunday 8 Jan 2012 17:43

Posted: Jan. 8, 2012, 9:43 a.m.

Saturday 7 Jan 2012 7:56

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012, 11:56 p.m.

Saturday 7 Jan 2012 7:01

I was so hungry I had to get McDonald's! 7am after spending all night putting the bikes together. This was the coolest McDonald's I'd ever seen too

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012, 11:01 p.m.

Saturday 7 Jan 2012 4:46

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012, 8:46 p.m.

Saturday 7 Jan 2012 2:56

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012, 6:56 p.m.

Saturday 7 Jan 2012 1:31

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012, 5:31 p.m.