Category: cycling
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Border Crossing on Cycle: Trat, Thailand to Koh Kong, Cambodia
One of the more exciting aspects about my 1000 km solo cycle tour in Thailand was cycling through a border crossing. It was my first actual border crossing by road. I have crossed through multiple schengen countries – Portugal to Spain, Germany to Denmark, Germany to Switzerland, Switz to France – but not a single…
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A 1000 km Cycle Tour in Thailand: Chiang Mai – Bangkok – Trat – Phnom Penh
January of 2019, I went cycling in Thailand. It was my first time in this country and I was looking forward to see beyond its touristy visage. Cycle touring was sure to provide a deeper and more intimate view of the country. I was eager for long rides. And this was the first time that…
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Cycling Bangkok to Pattaya: A Travelogue with Route Map and Photos
It has been a long day. I will myself up from the bed. I have yoga practices to do and then I have to consider my sprained ankle. And consume some fluids. And if the body aches, only stretching vociferously helps. I have cycled for 3 days. About 190km across southern Thailand. This is quite…
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South East Asia Cycling Tour #1: When the VFS Guy Gave Me a 101% Rejection Guarantee [Podcast]
My cycling tours are all self-planned and there are many challenges with each tour which I need to figure out. The visa application is one of the first. When I went to apply for my Thai visa the VFS guy gave me a 101% rejection guarantee….. and then I got the visa. Check out my…
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Taking Your Cycle in the Indian Railway Train [Podcast]
Ideally, I would want to service my cycle properly in a nearby cycle shop or by myself at home and then start off on trips from my doorstep itself. But that will hardly ever happen, especially cause cycling in India is a bit more challenging than I would like. Much easier to fly of to…
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If Only India Were a Bit Safer: Cycling Bharat
I am planning my next full-fledged cycle tour to South East Asia, and I am trying to convince the visa authorities to let me in their country without a return ticket (because I want to cycle 3 countries for 3-4 months, how do I figure out where/when to take a return ticket?!). And I am…
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Hiking & Cycling Routes Near Córdoba, Spain
Cordoba’s historic city center is a testament to the times of Roman settlements, Muslim domination of Europe and the later victorious re-conquest by the Christians. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. And the old town definitely exudes a character and charm not easily found. But this is not why I chose…
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My First Solo Cycling & Camping Trip Impact: Why Travel?
I had jotted down this post after my first solo cycling and camping trip from Berlin to Copenhagen. This was after many months of that trip – so I am not talking about the euphoria right after the trip. In fact right after the trip, I was heartbroken because I didn’t want to stop the…
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Cycling In Taiwan: A Detailed Guide
2016 was the year I flew East. And my first experience of the Oriental culture was a month in Taiwan! 😀 Delving into the Taiwanese culture was fascinating. So many similarities with the Indian culture and also so much difference. Exploring this new culture was a complete joy and that too on bicycle!
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Taipei River Bike Path : For Cyclists, Walkers, Travellers et al.
when I started searching out cycling routes in and around Taipei, I found a lot of mentions about the Taipei river bike path. And I loved it! I was fascinated on having such amazing infrastructure for cyclists, so easily accessible and right in the middle of a capital city! This bike path is still a…