crazyguyonabike 
Topic: Bicycle Touring [change]
About  Help  FAQ  Sitemap  Options  Sponsors  Donate 

  Dill Pickle - Gear for the extra mile. - Bags for Randonneuring, Touring, etc. In stock, customizable and made to order, or fully custom.
www.dillpicklegear.com
  
  Colorful B.17s and other Brooks
All models, expert advice, six-month unconditional guarantee
www.wallbike.com
  
  Bike Touring News Store
Empowering The Bicycle Traveler -Surly, Ortlieb, Racktime, Schwalbe, Nitto, Lone Peak
store.biketouringnews.com
  
  BICYCLE ADVENTURE CLUB
Domestic and international tours at excellent prices! Best value anywhere. Come Ride With Us!
www.bicycleadventureclub.org
  

 Home  My  Journals*   Articles*  Forums*  Reviews*  Resources*  Classifieds*  Serendipity  Ratings*  Directory  Search  Website
 Contents   Latest  Thumbnails  Slideshow  Author  Guestbook  Printable  Edit  Relation  Search  Bookmark  RSS  Ratings

First Prev Next Last (67 pages) ContentsPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13Page 14Page 15Page 16Page 17Page 18Page 19Page 20Page 21Page 22Page 23Page 24Page 25Page 26Page 27Page 28Page 29Page 30Page 31Page 32Page 33Page 34Page 35Page 36Page 37Page 38Page 39Page 40Page 41Page 42Page 43Page 44Page 45Page 46Page 47Page 48Page 49Page 50Page 51Page 52Page 53Page 54Page 55Page 56Page 57Page 58Page 59Page 60Page 61Page 62Page 63Page 64Page 65Page 66Page 67

Three months in Southeast Asia


Saigon to Singapore by way of who knows where...

2,839 km (1,764 miles) over 89 days from September 12, 2006 to December 9, 2006

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, Equipment lists, 1-3 months, First tour
Locales: Asia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore
Year: 2006

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/careyandhal

Copyright © 2006-2012 By Hal Amen - (contact)

Status: Completed Dec 2006
Last updated: Sunday January 21, 2007 12:22 UTC -08:00
56,243 hits since September 10, 2006 (hitcounts updated nightly)
478 pics


Table of Contents

Introduction: About us and this trip

Route Map: Where we're going

Equipment List: What we're lugging

Vietnam

      Sept. 12-15: Dodging traffic in Ho Chi Minh City
      Sept. 16: Ho Chi Minh to Bao Loc by bus; side trip to Dambri Falls
      Sept. 17: Bao Loc to Dalat--we're exhausted!
      Sept. 18: Catching our breath in Dalat
      Sept. 19: Dalat to Phan Rang--look out below!
      Sept. 20: Phan Rang to Nha Trang--symphony of the horns
      Sept. 21-22: Hitting the beach in Nha Trang
      Sept. 23: Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa--a long haul
      Sept. 24: Tuy Hoa to Quy Nhon--we find a shortcut to paradise
      Sept. 25-26: Sickness and recovery in paradise
      Sept. 27: Quy Nhon to Sa Huynh--a long way for nothing
      Sept. 28: Sa Huynh to Quang Ngai; side trip to Son My
      Sept. 29: Quang Ngai to Hoi An--taking a road bath
      Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Riding out Typhoon Xangsane in Hoi An
      Oct. 2: Hoi An to Da Nang--riding through a disaster area
      Oct. 3: Da Nang to Hue--conquering the over-hyped Hai Van Pass
      Oct. 4-6: Touring Hue and its surroundings
Vietnam Summary

Laos

      Oct. 7-9: Hue to Savannakhet by bus and our time there
      Oct. 10-11: Savannakhet to Pakse by bus and another down day
      Oct. 12-13: Pakse to Tad Fan--back on the road...sort of
      Oct. 14-15: Tad Fan to Pakse--an unavoidable homecoming
      Oct. 16: Pakse to Champasak; side trip to Wat Phou
      Oct. 17: Champasak to Muang Khong (Khong Island)--battle with the sun
      Oct. 18: Enjoying island life on Don Khong
      Oct. 19: Muang Khong to Ban Khon--the islands get even chiller
Laos Summary

Cambodia

      Oct. 20: Ban Khon to Phnom Penh by bus--a saga
      Oct. 21-23: Experiencing the good, the bad, and the ugly in Phnom Penh
      Oct 24: Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by boat--cycles on the open water
      Oct. 25-26: Splendors of Angkor--(warning: lots of pictures!!)
      Oct. 27: Out of bounds around Angkor
      Oct. 28: Siem Reap to Bangkok by pickup and bus--the saga continues
Cambodia Summary

Thailand

      Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Soaking up Bangkok
      Nov. 2/3: Bangkok to Ko Tao by bike, train, pickup, boat, and bike again
      Nov. 3-4: Ko Tao--true island life
      Nov. 5-7: Ko Pha-Ngan--from party mode to sleep mode
      Nov. 8: Ko Pha-Ngan to Surat Thani by boat (last one for a while, I promise!)
      Nov. 9: Surat Thani to Khao Sok National Park--best scenery yet
      Nov. 10: A day in the rainforest
      Nov. 11: Khao Sok National Park to Phang-Nga--like a roller coaster
      Nov. 12: Exploring Ao Phang-Nga National Park
      Nov. 13: Phang-Nga to Krabi--where did I put that handkerchief?
      Nov. 14-15: Getting the most out of Krabi
      Nov. 16: Krabi to Trang--into the stormy south
      Nov. 17: Trang to Satun--one for the record books
Thailand Summary

Malaysia

      Nov. 18: Satun to Georgetown--two boats and a bit of biking
      Nov. 19-20: Georgetown--introduction to the cultural mixture
      Nov. 21: Georgetown to Taiping--where are we going?
      Nov. 22: A change of plans in Taiping
      Nov. 23-27: Taiping to KL and our time in the big city
      Nov. 28-29: KL to Port Dickson and a lounging day
      Nov. 30: Port Dickson to Melaka--watch for falling cyclists
      Dec. 1-2: Melaka's offerings
      Dec. 3: Melaka to Batu Pahat--the beginning of the end
      Dec. 4: Batu Pahat to Johor Bahru--destination in sight
Malaysia Summary

Singapore

      Dec. 5: Johor Bahru to Singapore--I thought we were done already!
      Dec. 6-9: Farewell to Southeast Asia
Singapore Summary

Equipment Review: How it all held up

Final Thoughts: Thank yous, explanations, and some sappy philosophy


Show links to this doc


First Prev Next Last (67 pages) ContentsPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13Page 14Page 15Page 16Page 17Page 18Page 19Page 20Page 21Page 22Page 23Page 24Page 25Page 26Page 27Page 28Page 29Page 30Page 31Page 32Page 33Page 34Page 35Page 36Page 37Page 38Page 39Page 40Page 41Page 42Page 43Page 44Page 45Page 46Page 47Page 48Page 49Page 50Page 51Page 52Page 53Page 54Page 55Page 56Page 57Page 58Page 59Page 60Page 61Page 62Page 63Page 64Page 65Page 66Page 67


"Three months in Southeast Asia" Copyright © 2006-2012 By Hal Amen - (contact). All rights reserved.
Website Copyright © 2000-2012 by Neil Gunton Wed 8 Feb 2012 09:15 UTC -08:00 (0.082s)      Top    Link    Report