People and Food

Such lovely people I have met such delightful, kind and friendly people all along the journey.  At the backpackers/cyclepackers hostel I’m staying I have made new friends and shared good Continue Reading →

Melaka – A World Heritage City

The rides from Mersing to Kluang and thence to Muar and Melaka were pretty unventful.  Some great cycling through jungle with signs warning of Elephants  and Tapirs crossing but that Continue Reading →

Diving at Salang on Tioman Island

PADI Qualification Course with DiveAsia I could not envisage a protracted stay in SE Asia without being able to dive and enjoy the underwater life as well.  During my research Continue Reading →

Tioman Island

I stayed at Kampung Salang up in the North West of the Island                           Tioman is a lovely Continue Reading →

Johor Bahru to Tioman Island

Navigating in and out of big cities is not fun. 25kms of morning traffic before I was in the countryside cycling to Kota Tinggi was nerve-wracking. The 45km ride there Continue Reading →

Day 1 – Ride from Singapore to Johar Bahru, Malaysia

Distance: 46.79km Time: 3:00:47 Average Speed: 15.5kph First day out, I had an amazing send off from some seriously experienced cyclists who happened to be in the Lodge with me.  Continue Reading →

Food Playground Singapore

I  thoroughly enjoyed my first cooking class at The Food Playground.  My classmates were fun to cook with and the chef, Mary Ng played teacher, mentor, coach and entertainer.  We Continue Reading →

Singapore

What a delightful city, there is so much to see and do. The architecture is incredible and the scale of the buildings is mind-boggling. I am fascinated by the skyline Continue Reading →

En-Route to Singapore

I flew Qatar airlines to Doha and thence to Singapore.  As a cyclist from South Africa I highly recommend them.  In and out of Africa you get 45kgs luggage allowance Continue Reading →

Day Zero

At last my long postponed and awaited departure date has arrived.  I fly to Singapore today and will depart from there on my adventure on 14th March.