New Zealand (South Island) – January to February 2023
The Maungatapu Trail – Nelson to Pelorus Bridge
St. Arnaud to Nelson
The Rainbow Trail – Lake Tennyson to St Arnaud
The Rainbow Trail – Hanmer Springs to Lake Tennyson
Culverden to Hanmer Springs
Amberley to Culverden
Christchurch to Amberley
Rakaia Gorge to Christchurch
Geraldine (just past Temuka) to Rakaia Gorge
Tekapo over Mackenzie Pass to Temuka
Twizel to Tekapo – stunning then pure drudgery
Lake Ohau to Twizel
Omarama to Lake Ohau
Kurow to Omarama
Past Danseys Pass to Kurow
Naseby to the creek after Danseys Pass
Omakau to Naseby
Champagne Gully Camp to Omakau
Queenstown to South of Cromwell
NZ Bro ! Arrived in Queenstown
South East Asia – July to December 2022
Ride details – Komoot Collection
Istanbul to Bandirma to Gönen
Back on the bike – Panjakent to Samarkand
Heading north – Dushanbe to Panjakent
Taxi time – Kalaikum to Dushanbe
A long day but fun – Dashti Yazghulom to Kalaikum
Rushon to Dashti Yazghulom
Time to get moving again – Khorog to Rushon
Slightly more civilised – Wild Camp near Navobod to Khorog
Blobbing down the valley – Jelondy to Wild Camp near Navobod
Decision made and validated – Wild Camp at M41 junction to Jelondy
Decision day – to Wakhan or not – wild camp to wild camp near the M41 Junction
Still on the plateau – Murghab to Wild Camp behind Rocks
Over the big one – Ak Baital Pass to Murghab
Starting to look local – Karakul to Wild Camp before Ak Baital Pass
Stan 3 of 4 – Sary Tash to Karakul Tajikistan
A nice valley with a wall at the end – Lower Taldyk Pass Camp to Sary-Tash
The neverending uphill – Gulcha to Wild Camp before Taldyk Pass
Out of town – Osh to Gulcha
Jalal-Abad to Osh
Downhill into town – Wild Camp to Jalalabad / Manas
Up a hill to a tunnel – Kazarman to Wild Camp
Time for a rest day – Wild Camp to Kazarman
Over the pass, but there’s still hills – near Torguz Toro Pass to Wild Camp
Nearly blown off the mountain – Jangy Talap to Wild Camp near Torguz Toro Pass
Up and over again – Song Kul Lake to Jangy-Talap
Around the Lake – Yurt to Yurt
Up and Up – to Song Kul Lake
From Lakeside to Mountain view – Balykchy to Kochkor
Too cold to go jump in the lake – Wild Camp to Balykchy
Leaving Bishkek and eventually succeeding – Bishkek to Tokmok
Highway day with a great finish – Samsi to Wild Camp
Steppe-ing out – Almaty to Samsi
In Almaty
Stuck in the mud – Bayterek to Almaty
Absent minded me – Charyn Gorge to Shellek
Dry and dusty but beautiful – Chundzha / Shonzy to Charyn Canyon
Let’s look at Kazakhstan – Zharkent to Shonzy or Chundzha
Over the border – Khorgas to Zarkhent
Last full day in China – Sayram Lake to Khorgas
Bad roads and good cops – Wutai to Sayram Lake
Street sweepers to chicken impressions – Kuytun to Todok
Flat and sleepy – Shihezi to Kuytun
Meet the police day – Hutubi to Shihezi
Lazy Sunday – Changji to Hutubi
Back on the road – Urumqi to Changji
An update, plus impressions of some tourist towns I visited
From a small village to tourist central – Jiuhe County to Lijiang
Ancient town to cliff temples – Shaxi to Jiuhe County
City, villages, funerals, hills and another ancient village – Eryuan to Shaxi
Wedding photos galore – Dali Old Town to Eryuan
Saturday crowds by the lake – Chengjiang to Kunming
Lake to Lake – Tonghai to Chengjiang
Skipping the hot springs – Jianshui to Tonghai
Up a very big hill – Yuanyang to Jianshui
Rice terraces and chaos
Manhao to Yuanyang
First ride in China – Hekou to Manhao
Escaping the chaos – Sapa to Hekou, China
Up that hill – Tam Durong to Sapa
Hello day – Than Uyen to Tam Durong
Australia – Caloundra to Wilpena Pound to Melbourne – March to June 2022
Ride details – Komoot Collection
Bendigo to Heathcote
Around Torquay
Colac to Torquay
Beech Forest to Colac
Port Campbell to Beech Forest
Koroit to Port Campbell
Hamilton to Koroit
Casterton to Hamilton
Mt. Gambier to Casterton
42 Mile Crossing to Mt. Gambier
Meningie to 42 Mile Crossing Campsite
Murray Bridge to Meningie
Hahndorf to Murray Bridge
Henley Beach to Hahndorf
Geranium to Wellington
Sea Lake to Geranium
Lake Boga to Ouyen
Echuca to Lake Boga
In Echuca
Corrowa to Cobram
Getting going again. Albury to Corrowa
