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Ancient Temples, Countryside & Beaches of Cambodia by Mountain Bike, Nov 12

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

This is a great 14 day soft adventure by mountain bike that is guaranteed to depart in November. It will take you to the capital, Phnom Penh, down to the coast in Kep, Kampot and Sihanoukville, to Cambodia's second city, Battambang, and finally to see the great temples of Angkor ...

Ironman legend Jurgen Zack leads Thailand road bike tour

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

An unique opportunity to ride with Ironman legend Jurgen Zack, a professional triathlete, from Bangkok to Phuket, Thailand, from 8 to 15 September, 2012. This special road bike tour is designed for cyclists that want to push themselves hard each day and at the same time have an opportunity to ...

Cycling: Tour de Bintan to Take Place 11-13 November 2011

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

The second Tour de Bintan, an endurance cycling event, will take place from 11 to 13 November 2011 on the Indonesia island of Bintan - just south of Singapore. Set in the backdrop of picturesque Bintan, Indonesia, the Tour de Bintan is set to test the mettle of participants with challenging ...

Angkor Wat Bike Race & Ride to Take Place 3 December 2011

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Cyclists and adventure holiday seekers from all over the world are being invited to sign up to the Angkor Wat Bike Race & Ride presented by CIMB Bank. The event, organised by Village Focus International, will take place on Saturday 3rd December, and allows travellers to experience Siem Reap's magical temple ...

Northern Indochina Mountain Bike Trail, 05-14 Jun 2011

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Last chance to join a great 10 day mountain bike adventure, starting in Vietnam's northern capital, Hanoi, passing through the spectacular, mountainous border region with China, and ending in Luang Prabang, the ancient World Heritage city in Northern Laos. The ride starts in Hanoi on 05 June and culminates in Luang ...

Luang Prabang to Phnom Penh adventure

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Nice appraisal from this French family from Japan who undertook a Mekong River Explorer trip, finishing this week: From: Marie-Cécile Conilh de Beysac Subject: thank you Date: 6 March 2011 20:02:48 GMT+07:00 To: Christopher Gow We have only have one word : wonderful ! One of our best trip. Thank ...

Wat’s new in Cambodia? Guardian feature

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

See yesterday's Guardian newspaper in the UK... As I kayaked down the Mekong river, a couple of humps slunk out of the water about 10 metres ahead. Then a couple more to the left, and more to the right, before I finally realised that I was at the centre of a ...

Flores by Mountain Bike: new dates

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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

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 ...

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 ...