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
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
Solo again – Mu Cang Chai to Than Uyen
An end to this wet weather ? – the Blue Home to Mu Cang Chai
Strangely named hotels – Nghia Lo to the Blue Home
Hot springs on the way to Nghia Lo
A ride of two halves – Tam Nong to Atash Homestay
Heading north – Hanoi to Tam Nong
Some time off in Hanoi
Into the chaos – Đại Nghĩa to Hanoi
Tourists everywhere to Tourists nowhere – Ninh Binh to Đại Nghĩa
Back to Tourist Central – Thanh Hoa to Ninh Binh
Hoa to Hoa – Thai Hoa to Thanh Hoa
First Banh Mi – Do Lurong to Thai Hoa
The tail end of Tet – Tay Son to Do Lurong
Out of the clouds and into a party – Lak Sao to Tay Son
Forgetful me – Nakai to Lak Sao
Backpackers everywhere – Thakek to Nakai
Warm and dry along the Mekong – Mimi’s to Thakek
Mekong Dirt Fun – Savannakhet to Mimi’s
Off to a Reservoir – Yasothon to Nikhom Kham Soi
From Mud Huts to former lavish Hotels – Wapi Pathum to Yasothon
Phutthaisong to Wapi Pathum
Phimai to Phutthaisong
Election day – Nakhon Ratchasima to Phimai
Pak Chong to Nakhon Ratchasima – a day of chicken
Saraburi to Pak Chong
Day one – it’s finally here. Bangkok to Saraburi
… Off again
Time in Thailand
Malaysia
Chon Buri to Bangkok – last day
Pluak Daeng to Chon Buri
Ko Samet to Pluak Daeng
Relax time on Ko Samet
Chanthaburi to Ko Samet
Soi Dao to Chanthaburi
Aranyaprathet to Soi Dao
Sisophon to Aranyaprathet
Siem Reap to Sisophon
Siem Reap ‘rest’ day
Kampong Kdei to Siem Reap
Kampong Thom to Kampong Kdei
Kampong Thmar to Kampong Thom
Phnom Penh to Kampong Thmar
Takeo to Phnom Penh
Tri Ton to Takeo (Cambodia)
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
