Cycle Touring Blog
Actually, we did. We had few expectations of Siem Reap, other than Angkor Wat which we will visit in a couple days.
We had a guest house marked at 77 miles, suggested by @quesnelbikers. Originally we thought it was too far for a days ride but too short for two. Turns out, we managed it in a day!
Vietnam is quite an easy country to bike tour through, the roads are excellent (much like China) and the road side facilities such as shops, restaurants and hotels are plentiful.
I completely forgot to share this video the other day. It’s not actually a great example but it’s an example of handling dogs when cycling and probably the only one I’d manage to get on camera.
We’ve been quiet on Instagram and we got kinda stuck in Phan Thiet. We cycled three days here and always planned to stay here for a couple nights because there’s some cool towers here, but poor Stew got so sick!
There’s nothing quite like a tour of the world by bike to experience the world. The thing is, with a bike, you travel at the perfect speed.
We stayed in Nha Trang twice and we've tried three different rooms. Here are our best recommendations with the reasons why we like them.
To be honest, the last three days were easily cycling, but getting used to moving a 35kg-45kg bike in 30 degrees is not easy feat, especially when you’ve not been the most active for 2-3 years 😬
Getting back on the bike felt *so good* today. We cycled 60 miles in 30 degrees which I think is pretty good considering we lived in cold Scotland for the year leading up to the trip.
Well, we made it to Nha Trang and we are so happy to be here! Nha Trang 2023 is quite different to the Nha Trang we met in 2020. Back then it was basically a ghost town with hotels and hostels closing around us.
This couple were a ray of sunshine today. We sat with them on the train from Ho Chi Minh to Nha Trang. I didn’t need to speak Vietnamese to tell that they were very playful together. Every so often she takes his hand.
We headed to the train station to book our train out of Ho Chi Minh to Nha Trang. We leave tomorrow at 11am. It’s an 8 hour train! Guess what though, we managed to book the exact same AirBnB that we left almost three years ago.
Flying to Vietnam changed our time zone +7 hours and when we’ve travelled before we’ve changed time zones by an hour or 2 max. It was 30+ hours of travelling here including a 9 hour wait in Dubai from midnight until 9am. We didn’t get much sleep at all.
Twice in the last two months Stew and I have closed a chapter. First, we moved out of our lovely home in the Scottish Highlands. We shifted all of our stuff out the house and 400 miles across the country.
We left home with a timeline. We changed routes, arrived 3 months 'late' to Vietnam and didn't even finish!
We lived in Kinlochleven for 18 months. Here are the best places to stay and the most stunning spots around the village.
I could've written a round up article to help you choose the right tyres, but I want this article to be ultimately useful, so let's get straight to it. Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres are the best and here's why.
What do you buy for someone who's leaving the country to cycle? We've got some cracking ideas from our time on the road.
We're obsessed with the Anker Powerbanks. We've bought 5 between us, as gifts and for us. Here's a review of the much loved Anker Powercore 20100.
Thinking about wild camping? Read our 30+ tips for a comfortable sleep.
Here's our complete Outer Hebrides cycling kit list. Find everything we took to cycle the length of the United Kingdom.
We love cycling JOGLE so much we've done it twice. Read this complete guide in preparation for your own JOGLE adventure.
You'll want to take a first aid kit when you're on the road so that you can stay fit and healthy. Here's everything we took.
We've stayed with hosts and hosted guests on Warmshowers. We love the community and connecting with fellow adventure cyclists.