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May 22nd, 2011 | Asia

Meander thru Melaka…

On Sunday morning after another 30km of pounding pavement, Rory suggested we take a ride up to Melaka, the former Portuguese and later Dutch port on the west coast of Malaysia…

We followed the coastal road rather than take the highway, as we did not want to use the same route there and back again… […]

May 21st, 2011 | Asia

Running Repairs and a Walk in the Park…

Since arriving in Luang Prabang in Laos, I have been chasing down a spare catch to repair the one that broke on the diabolical roads of Northern Laos…

I had located one in Bangkok, but was unable to collect it on the day that we were there… Servicing of the Big Fella and arranging to […]

May 20th, 2011 | Asia

Johor Bahru – Fun and Frustration…

The past few days I have spent here in Johor Bahru, have been both enjoyable, and immensely frustrating…

Rory and I have managed to get a few things done however, in between the numerous visits to restaurants, open air markets and being introduced to friends of his…

I have bought a fourth external 1 Tera-byte […]

May 18th, 2011 | Asia

Catching up and getting the Runaround…

For the time being, it would seem that I am stuck in Johor Bahru…!!

And with Rory as a host, this is certainly a very good place to be “stuck” in…!!

My good friend and host, the gracious, generous and ever-helpful, Mr. Rory Ko…!!

He has very kindly given me the run of […]

May 17th, 2011 | Asia

Parting Ways…

Riding with Trevor and Chenty for the past six weeks has been enormously rewarding for me…

Not only have I made life-long friends, but I have also been able to share some amazing experiences and visited places with them that I would otherwise have done alone… On so many occasions in the past, I have […]

May 15th, 2011 | Asia

Singapore…

Had my original plans come to fruition, Singapore would have been my final stop in Asia before flying to Australia…

Riding the Big Fella into Singapore would have cost in the region of $500, to cover Road Taxes, foreign registration and many other charges that the authorities here use to control traffic flow in the […]