Archive for the ‘mountain biking’ Category

Flores by Mountain Bike: new dates

Friday, March 5th, 2010

We have added some scheduled, join-in departures of this great mountain bike ride through the volcanic island of Flores, Indonesia.  We have also managed to keep the costs down so no change. See here for update, or scroll down for some pics from Tim Peterson & Louise Nielsen from California who ...

Cambodia Takes to the Roads in Building Spree

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

By THOMAS FULLER Published in The New York Times: January 18, 2010 SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Bullet by bullet, workers removed the detritus of Cambodia’s past. They pulled 300 land mines and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the red dirt and then laid down a thick layer of asphalt. Today, what would ...

Flores by Mountain Bike, Tim & Louise’s trip in Eastern Indonesia, Sept 09

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Here are the first pictures in from Tim Peterson's and Lousie Neilson's moutain bike ride through the stunning Indonesian island of Flores. Here is what they had to say about it... Hi Christopher, Indonesia was fantastic. The trip went off without a hitch. The people, the cycling, the diving, the boat, all ...

Cycling in Cambodia & Vietnam

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Cambodia is amazing for exploring on a mountain bike, whether you are an experienced biker or not.  This is mainly because it is still very underdeveloped with few black-top roads... extremely rural in a way that makes Thailand look like a shopping mall. And... flat!  But it is changing quickly ...