Cycling & Eating The Mekong River – Journals & Posts

River of Time – Jon Swain Inspires

Having recently finished Jon Swain’s superb River of Time, I have been left buzzing with excitement for the road ahead and my impending travels in South East Asia. In just over a month now I wil...

Kampot Pepper Crab – Video Post

Kampot, on the southern coast of Cambodia is famous for its pepper and its crab. Bring this two local ingredients together and you have a perfect meal that a trip to Cambodia would not be complete wit...

Cambodian Cucumber Salad

Grilled meat, rice and noodles. The Cambodian diet can at times get repetitive and every so often my cycling system craves some vitamins. These can easily be found in the abundance of fresh fruit but ...

Faces of The Mekong

“Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.” Victor Hugo Other than close encounters with angry dogs,  truck drivers, dire loneliness and dysentery my ...

Roadside Games in South East Asia – Video Post

It’s the small details that make travel by bicycle so intriguing. From the seat of a coach or speeding in a car you miss the little things that make travel the rewarding and educational experien...

Cycling Down Hill in South East Asia with Bad Breaks – Video Post

Going up hill is horrible, but what goes up must come down and here is a quick video to give you an idea of the joys of cycling down hill in the early morning in Laos. Sorry about the break squeak.

Wedding Feast Preparations In Northern Laos – Video Post

What is French Bread Doing in Loas? – Video Post

What is goo French Bread doing in Laos? Watch this short little video and find out. All The Hungry Cyclist Video is shot with a wonderful Creative Vado HD

Pecha Kucha: Cycling the Mekong in Search Of The Perfect Meal.

Here is an audio copy of my talk from a ‘Night of Adventure’. It took place at Vue Cinema in Leicester Square, London on Monday 17 May. Myself and fourteen other superb speakers from across the sp...

Just Another Mekong Sunset – Video Post

All The Hungry Cyclist Video is shot with a wonderful Creative Vado HD

Wedding Preparations Cycling the Mekong in Laos

Having just returned from a wedding in Corfu, it has struck me that the way people tie the not all over the world is very very different. What ultimately ends in the joining of two adults in physical ...

Mekong River Boat – Video Post

There is nothing more fun than messing around on a boat. Especially when it means not having to ride my bike. Leaving Luang Prabang I headed north on The Mekong to Pak Ben and the Laos border with Bur...