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- Bikeless1/8/25 Disgusting was how we felt. Chronic dehydration and sleep… Read more: Bikeless
- Meishan to Chengdu31/7/25 Shaded and safe, but inefficiently undulating, the cycleway next… Read more: Meishan to Chengdu
- Leshan to Meishan30/7/25 “Back in Southeast Asia”, Jonathan opined in the morning.… Read more: Leshan to Meishan
- Shawan to Leshan29/7/25 Mediocre was the only way to describe breakfast. Predictably,… Read more: Shawan to Leshan
- Ebian to Shawan28/7/25 Exhaustion overwhelmed us. It took all our willpower not… Read more: Ebian to Shawan
- Hanyuan to Ebian27/7/25 Crossing the Lanjiawan Grand Bridge, we left the peninsula… Read more: Hanyuan to Ebian
- Bad Pattern26/7/25 Pulling back the curtains in the morning we found… Read more: Bad Pattern
- Shimian to Hanyuan25/7/25 Sadly, we had to bid Shimian farewell. Jonathan could… Read more: Shimian to Hanyuan
- One last day in ‘Asbestos’24/7/25 Jonathan wanted a day of rest. Moving around ever… Read more: One last day in ‘Asbestos’
- Caoke to Shimian23/7/25 Eating breakfast we felt as though we were being… Read more: Caoke to Shimian
- Quintessential Chinese Bears22/7/25 Consisting of many small plates, breakfast was mildly underwhelming.… Read more: Quintessential Chinese Bears
- Bussing Around21/7/25 Bagels and cherry tomatoes were for breakfast. Not Chinese… Read more: Bussing Around
- Global and Local Sadness20/7/25 At 5:50am we heard shouting. Waking from our deep… Read more: Global and Local Sadness
- The Sadness of Hailuogou Glacier19/7/25 Wanting to visit the Scenic Spot early we opted… Read more: The Sadness of Hailuogou Glacier
- Failed Hunt for a Direct Bus to Moxi18/7/25 Tropical nights equal low quality sleep. Jonathan used a… Read more: Failed Hunt for a Direct Bus to Moxi
- Kangding: Scenic Spot City17/7/25 We slept well, up to a point. Jonathan found… Read more: Kangding: Scenic Spot City
- Day 6: Prohibited Area16/7/25 Jonathan slept well this time. Frankie had an unusually… Read more: Day 6: Prohibited Area
- Day 5: Bu Chu La pass (4931m)15/7/25 Jonathan was up and about all night. His belly… Read more: Day 5: Bu Chu La pass (4931m)
- Day 4: Cheating Death in Paradise14/7/25 Sleep was more disturbed. The large group of hikers… Read more: Day 4: Cheating Death in Paradise
- Day 3: Mount Gongga Base Camp13/7/25 The toilet was miles away down the hill. Frankie… Read more: Day 3: Mount Gongga Base Camp
- Day 2: A temple at 3700m12/7/25 We woke at 7:30am, our organised breakfast time. We… Read more: Day 2: A temple at 3700m
- Day 1: Wait, we’re in Tibet?11/7/25 We tried to pack our hiking bags in the… Read more: Day 1: Wait, we’re in Tibet?
- Shimian to Caoke10/7/25 We managed to source a better breakfast. The noodle… Read more: Shimian to Caoke
- WeChat sucks9/7/25 Breakfast was an appalling experience for us. We immediately… Read more: WeChat sucks
- Menghuo to Shimian8/7/25 Meng Huo was a leader of the Yi people.… Read more: Menghuo to Shimian
- Mianning to Menghuo7/7/25 It rained even more overnight. We ate a quiet… Read more: Mianning to Menghuo
- Rain and Ragnarok6/7/25 During the night it rained. It hadn’t stopped by… Read more: Rain and Ragnarok
- Xichang to Mianning5/7/25 Another day, another standard breakfast buffet. We were supposed… Read more: Xichang to Mianning
- Planning China4/7/25 Our initial plans to leave were put on hold… Read more: Planning China
- Xiaotun to Xichang3/7/25 There were no grand ambitions for the day. In… Read more: Xiaotun to Xichang
- Puge to Xiaotun2/7/25 We left back down the irritating, unsurfaced road. Imagining… Read more: Puge to Xiaotun
- Qiaojia to Puge1/7/25 We were well known in the breakfast room by… Read more: Qiaojia to Puge
- Baihetan Dam30/6/25 We were supposed to be collected at 8am. … Read more: Baihetan Dam
- Honoured Buffet Guests29/6/25 There was a wide ranging buffet available for breakfast.… Read more: Honoured Buffet Guests
- Mengdu to Qiaojia28/6/25 We should’ve left early, but we sat around having… Read more: Mengdu to Qiaojia
- Dongchuan to Mengdu27/6/25 At the breakfast buffet we avoided the meat broth… Read more: Dongchuan to Mengdu
- Hong Tu Di to Dongchuan26/6/25 The next part of our journey was set to… Read more: Hong Tu Di to Dongchuan
- Kudu to Hong Tu Di25/6/25 We drank our morning coffee and read of our… Read more: Kudu to Hong Tu Di
- Kunming to Kudu24/6/25 Now a familiar noise, we woke at 7:30am to… Read more: Kunming to Kudu
- Horti-Expo x Golden Temple23/6/25 In the morning we sat in the dreary restaurant… Read more: Horti-Expo x Golden Temple
- Dragon Gate22/6/25 Once again we sat in the communal hostel restaurant.… Read more: Dragon Gate
- AAAAA Stone Forest21/6/25 Rain consistently and heavily fell from around 5am. Loud… Read more: AAAAA Stone Forest
- Wheat, Yuantong Temple, wheat20/6/25 The youth hostel was less comfortable than we were… Read more: Wheat, Yuantong Temple, wheat
- Guanglong to Kunming19/6/25 Free to have another late start we indulged in… Read more: Guanglong to Kunming
- Tonghai to Guanglong18/6/25 We had a lie in our exceedingly comfortable hotel.… Read more: Tonghai to Guanglong
- Longpen to Tonghai17/6/25 We finished race across the world in the morning.… Read more: Longpen to Tonghai
- Shiping to Longpen 16/6/25 More noodles and steamed buns for breakfast. We didn’t… Read more: Shiping to Longpen
- Standing in a river of shit15/6/25 Jan met us at breakfast. He sourced us some… Read more: Standing in a river of shit
- Honghe to Shiping14/6/25 The day began with a massive 250m of descent.… Read more: Honghe to Shiping
- Yuanyang to Honghe13/6/25 Jonathan stepped in dog poo as we left. Hopefully… Read more: Yuanyang to Honghe
- Manhao to Yuanyang12/6/25 We decided the easiest way to leave the town… Read more: Manhao to Yuanyang
- Hekou to Manhao11/6/25 The time difference was our friend. We could leave… Read more: Hekou to Manhao
- Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China)10/6/25 It poured with rain all morning. Our stomachs felt… Read more: Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China)
- The roof of Indochina9/6/25 We decided to push our Vietnamese visa to its… Read more: The roof of Indochina
- Musings on South East Asia8/6/25 We watched television all morning. Then we walked to… Read more: Musings on South East Asia
- Bảo Hà to Lao Cai7/6/25 We planed to leave early but the lie in… Read more: Bảo Hà to Lao Cai
- Van Yen to Bảo Hà6/6/25 We were starting to realise why the dogs were… Read more: Van Yen to Bảo Hà
- Hạ Hoà to Van Yen5/6/25 Jonathan was keen to do some light bike maintenance… Read more: Hạ Hoà to Van Yen
- Hợp Hòa to Hạ Hoà4/6/25 A very noisy caged dog barked vigorously in the… Read more: Hợp Hòa to Hạ Hoà
- Vĩnh Phúc to Hợp Hòa3/6/25 First thing in the morning Jonathan went downstairs to… Read more: Vĩnh Phúc to Hợp Hòa
- Hanoi to Vĩnh Phúc2/6/25 Despite our best ambitions we didn’t leave the house… Read more: Hanoi to Vĩnh Phúc
- Anticipation 1/6/25 There was a heavy air of anxiousness about leaving.… Read more: Anticipation
- A wheely good day31/5/25 In a surprise twist we received a message in… Read more: A wheely good day
- Indiana Jones and Spanish30/5/25 We’d visited all the sights in Hanoi. Or at… Read more: Indiana Jones and Spanish
- Arrival of the rims29/5/25 We got a phone call around 8:30am from the… Read more: Arrival of the rims
- Confucius says…28/5/25 Once again our intended quick turnaround in the morning… Read more: Confucius says…
- Is it history or propaganda?27/4/25 We had coffee for breakfast. An email arrived asking… Read more: Is it history or propaganda?
- Leipzig is Hà Nội?26/5/25 It was a lazy morning. We didn’t have the… Read more: Leipzig is Hà Nội?
- Is it Ho Chi Minh or cake?25/5/25 We ate our breakfast earlier. Jonathan cooked up a… Read more: Is it Ho Chi Minh or cake?
- Attempt number one24/5/25 Another morning, another round of circular wheat treats. We… Read more: Attempt number one
- Hoa Lo Prison23/5/25 It was an enjoyable lie in. Frankie always found… Read more: Hoa Lo Prison
- New glasses22/5/25 Jonathan got up early and polished off the second… Read more: New glasses
- Shipping bike parts to Vietnam21/5/25 We had finally come to realise that we were… Read more: Shipping bike parts to Vietnam
- Laundry and another haircut20/5/25 We had a good nights sleep. Time was starting… Read more: Laundry and another haircut
- Market day19/5/25 The night before we’d discussed seeing one of the… Read more: Market day
- A quiet Sunday in Hà Nội 18/5/25 Frankie managed to make the perfect pancakes for breakfast.… Read more: A quiet Sunday in Hà Nội
- Pancakes return17/5/25 Our first night was peaceful. We were pleased to… Read more: Pancakes return
- Vinh to Hà Nội 16/5/25 Sleep didn’t come easily. We lay awake much of… Read more: Vinh to Hà Nội
- Hùng to Vinh15/5/25 We had a very lazy start. We’d got used… Read more: Hùng to Vinh
- Vũ Quang to Hùng14/5/25 When we tried to leave in the morning we… Read more: Vũ Quang to Hùng
- Trung Hoa to Vũ Quang13/5/25 The temperature of our box fluctuated overnight. We had… Read more: Trung Hoa to Vũ Quang
- Phong Nha to Trung Hoa12/5/25 We deliberately aimed for a late start. Why not?… Read more: Phong Nha to Trung Hoa
- Rained off11/5/25 The thunder and rain were audible from the early… Read more: Rained off
- Sweet FA10/5/25 We slept in till around 8am. Our dreams of… Read more: Sweet FA
- Back to Phong Nha9/5/25 It was another sleepless night. We were really frustrated… Read more: Back to Phong Nha
- The group disbands8/5/25 In the morning we waited for everyone so we… Read more: The group disbands
- Day 3: Song Oxalis and Ton Cave7/5/25 Jonathan woke up to go to the toilet in… Read more: Day 3: Song Oxalis and Ton Cave
- Day 2: Ken, Tu Lan and Kim Cave6/5/25 It was a beautiful morning in the jungle. Jonathan… Read more: Day 2: Ken, Tu Lan and Kim Cave
- Day 1: Rat cave and an unexpectedly technical path5/5/25 We woke up at 6am and went to breakfast… Read more: Day 1: Rat cave and an unexpectedly technical path
- Sharing a boat with Russians and Germans4/5/25 It’s funny how life revolves around the small pleasures.… Read more: Sharing a boat with Russians and Germans
- Putting a cave into stasis3/5/25 We had a peaceful nights sleep. Waking early with… Read more: Putting a cave into stasis
- Dinh Mười to Phong Nha2/5/25 We carried on mucking about on hotel booking sites… Read more: Dinh Mười to Phong Nha
- Hồ Xá to Dinh Mười1/5/25 After replacing the plastic sheet on the bed we… Read more: Hồ Xá to Dinh Mười
- Đông Hà to Hồ Xá30/4/25 We didn’t rush our exit. We even joked about… Read more: Đông Hà to Hồ Xá
- A bland day29/4/25 Overnight we managed to correspond with Microshift about the… Read more: A bland day
- How to destroy the indestructible28/4/25 It was always hard to get the sleep we… Read more: How to destroy the indestructible
- Dansavan (Laos) to Đông Hà (Vietnam)27/4/25 After what could almost be called a lie-in we… Read more: Dansavan (Laos) to Đông Hà (Vietnam)
- Muang Phin to Dansavan26/4/25 We were still very tired when we woke up.… Read more: Muang Phin to Dansavan
- Atsaphangthong to Muang Phin25/4/25 We woke up extra early for our big day… Read more: Atsaphangthong to Muang Phin
- Ban Phosay to Atsaphangthong24/4/25 Frankie had a mildly restless night. But not sleepless.… Read more: Ban Phosay to Atsaphangthong
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