Welcome to my bike travels. Here you’ll find my blog, reviews and background. I hope it helps and inspires.
| Location | Countries visited | Ride days | How far ? | How high ? | Offs |
| Ballarat (NSW and Vic – 2025) | 1 | 12 | 673 km | 8,830m | 0 |
| The big one 2021-2024 | 34 | 652 | 34,084 km | 271,000 m | 1 |
Latest Posts
Thredbo to Benambra – 2 days
Day 1 Today’s ride on Komoot This was always going to be the highlight of…
Jindabyne to Thredbo
Today’s ride on Komoot This was an uneventful day on a fairly quiet Alpine Way…
Dalgety to Jindabyne
Today’s ride on Komoot I can’t say “Dalgety to Jindabyne” without thinking about the steep…
Cooma to Dalgety
Today’s ride on Komoot It was cold this morning and with a shortish ride, I…
Bungendore to Cooma over two days
Bungers to Bredbo on Komoot Bredbo to Cooma on Komoot Day One finally arrived and…
Kilkivan to Wondai
Today’s ride on Komoot Today was a rail trail day. I thought all of my…
Gympie to Kilkivan
Today’s ride on Komoot I’m sorry there aren’t many photos. I’m still not in touring…
Pomona to Gympie
It was a short but steep and picturesque day today. It needed to be short…
Cotton Tree to Pomona
After a month at home, following three years of my big trip, I had an…
Forster to Woolgoolga
Forster to Taree Today’s ride on Komoot I got up early to beat the predicted…
Featured destinations
Sardinia
Sardinia rides on Komoot I spent nearly two weeks in Sardinia resting then riding, and…
Malaysia
This was the first country I went to from Singapore. To start the tour, I…
Laos – Pakbeng to Luang Prabang (not by boat)
Wow. Laos was an experience. I had an idea of what I wanted to do,…
New Zealand – South Island
I spent a month in the South Island of New Zealand in January and February…
Some thoughts and comments
Catching up with friends and family along the way
Being on tour for so long, it’s nice to meet up with friends and family…
Managing Fatigue
Fatigue is an issue for the long term bikepacker or cycletourer and at times, I’ve…
The drudgery of being a constant tourist
This is a first world problem I know, but too much of a good thing…
Some thoughts and learnings on the road
* stared at a lot of tall buildings* stared a lot at old buildings *…
Equipment
Coffee while travelling – one of life’s essentials
Like most people, I’m addicted to coffee. I just love a strong coffee with a…
Review – Sea2Summit Etherlight XT Insulated Sleeping Pad
(above photo from Sea2Summit) I’ve used this pad for more than a year on the…
Charging my devices while travelling
This is a constant issue for many travellers and there are a number of ways…
Tent – Durston X-Mid 2
I’ve had the tent now for five months and have camped in it more than…
Koga World Traveller (3 of 3) – 21,000km review
Just to recap, I have the 2021 Koga World Traveller with Rohloff and Gates Belt….
Koga World Traveller (2 of 3) – Review after 12,500 km
UPDATE – I’ve just passed 20,000 kms but I’ll update my review after the bike…
Trifecta v4
I used the Trifecta from 2gosystems primarily as a sleeping bag cover for those colder…
Koga World Traveller (1 of 3) – first 2500 km
Trip 1 – Nov 1, 2021 – Around NSW and Vic – first day after…
Haha Yeah, but I’ve had too much of a good thing already. Lots more fantastic Greek food to come
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I don”t think u r gonna need to diet mate
Yes, we are lucky. Most people think we are crazy – they just don’t get it………….and that’s just fine by…
Lots of people (including you) have said this before. It’s funny, the welcomes and well wishes for my journey seem…