Articles in Trip Journals
North Sumatra Bike Trip 2018
I started this bike trip in Tuktuk, a small tourist village located on Samosir Island in Lake Toba. My plan was to ride north along the west coast to the city of Banda Aceh. This would take me through the towns of Tapak Tuan, Meulaboh, and Calang. Then I would return either through the central mountains or along the plains of the east coast. My …
Philippines Trips
Biliran Trip
Camiguin Trip
Catanduanes Trip
Legazpi
Legazpi to Matnog
Palawan Bike Trip
Palawan Motorbike Trip
Philippines 2013
Siquijor Trip
South Coast of Samar
Super Typhoon Yolanda
Super Typhoon Yolanda Photos
West Coast of Samar
Guinea Bike Trip
After my bike trip to Ethiopia, I wanted to return to Africa, but this time to West Africa. After a lot of reading, I settled on Guinea as the place to go. It had a mountainous region in the Fouta Djallon. It was French-speaking, predominantly Muslim, and relatively unknown. It seemed like an interesting place. My arrival in this interesting place was not without its …
Cambodia Bike Trip 2007
This was not the most well thought-out bike trip. Looking back, I should have simply flown to Cambodia, backpacked around, and flown back. After all, I was working full time, and it was a major effort to even get four weeks off (unpaid). And then preparing the bicycle and gear and getting it on the airplane was a major effort. I was exhausted and stressed …
Ethiopia Bike Trip 1998-1999
Cyclists don’t generally emerge from a trip to Ethiopia unscathed. Little boys like this find foreigners on loaded touring bikes irresistible. They chase them, grab them, scream at them, taunt them with sticks, and throw rocks at them. And that’s just the warm-up. Unfortunately, I didn’t know any of that before I went there. It came as a bit of a shock. But I soldiered …