Days 379 & 380 Medan (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 9am 19th & 20th April 2015 Miles rode – 18 (29km) After a day of rest in Medan on Monday Lyndon and I took a taxi to the port at Belawan to collect our bikes. We met Adnan the guy who helps us get our bikes from the port, as we arrived two […]
Day 378 Penang – Medan (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 18th April 2015 Miles rode – Country No. 30 Lyndon and I took a flight from Penang to Medan at midday and whilst we were in the taxi travelling into Medan it was obvious I had arrived in a completely different culture to what I had been used to for the past five […]
Days 372 – 377 Penang (Malaysia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 12th to 17th April 2015 Miles rode – 125 (200km) I initially stayed in the old quarter of Georgetown and loved the massive Chinese influence everywhere. I was here 25 years ago and other than the surrounding skyscrapers the old quarter hasn’t changed much. Walking around in the afternoon was so hot and […]
Days 370 & 371 – Phuket – Penang (Malaysia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 9am & 8.30am 10th & 11th April 2015 Miles rode – 440 (704km) A long ride the first day, 300 miles, especially as I’ve been so lazy the past week or so. The following morning I felt on top of the world. I stayed in Hat Yai last night, I was so pleased […]
Days 361 to 369 – Phuket (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 1 day riding around Phuket. 2nd – 10th April 2015 Miles rode – 110 (176km) A week of luxury staying in a friends apartment that happened to be empty. I relaxed swam and went to the gym every day. The apartment was on a lovely complex in a small village by the sea. […]
Day 365 – 1 year travelling The World / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 1 year ago 7th April 2014 – 7th April 2015 Miles rode 22,900 (36,600km) Countries visited – 28 What about my F650GS Dakar? Tyres – 3 sets, (1 x Mitas E-07 / 2 x Heidenau Scout K60’s). No punctures! Crashes – I slid down a wet road in Croatia for 10 metres, hit a cow in […]
Day 360 Bang Niang – Phuket (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 11.30am 1st April 2015 Miles rode – 56 (90km) A short ride to luxury today. A good friend has an apartment in a really lovely place by the beach which was empty, he said I could stay there. Wow, it’s like a palace! Having spent the last year staying in budget accommodation I […]
Days 358 & 359 Bang Niang (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – I didn’t 30th & 31st March 2015 Miles rode – None After two days of riding I decided to have a couple of lazy days. The first day I got up late and had the first coffee of the day at about 11.30. As usual I found a coffee shop with wifi to […]
Day 357 Ban Krut – Bang Niang (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 8.30am 29th March 2015 Miles rode – 286 (459km) What a great days riding, after 60km riding South I turned right and headed towards the west coast for the first time. For the following 400km I found myself riding along constant winding roads following the rippling contours of the dense jungle. It was […]
Day 356 Bangkok – Ban Krut (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 11.00am 28th March 2015 Miles rode – 222 (355 km) After a few beers last night I wasn’t about to leave early so after a coffee and goodbye to Cem I left at 11am. I’m pretty sure I won’t be returning anytime soon so as I rode out of the city I looked […]
Day 355 Bangkok (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 10.00am 27th March 2015 Miles rode – 70 (112km) Having staying at Rambuttri House in central Bangkok 5 times over 5 months I finally left and I will not return (I think?). It’s been like home, I know so many people here, the people who work in the hotel, shop, restaurant and bar […]
Day 354 Bangkok (Thailand) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – I didn’t 26th March 2015 Miles rode – None 8.00am. I feel empty and alone. I arrived in SoutEast Asia on 30th October 2014, just under 5 months ago, I was entering a new chapter in my travels, it was about riding through many wonderful countries experiencing the change in culture and people […]
