Brilliant, every inch! Here's a "best of". The weirdest experience goes to waking up in an earthquake, the ground shaking and tent vibrating, as a large slice of mountain collapsed nearby in huge cloud of swirling dust. As early morning wake ups go, this was from zero to max adrenaline in 10 seconds. A huge rock pile nearby where I'd rested in the shade the previous evening.

• 20 punctures, 1 broken luggage rack, 3 sets of tyres, 3 sets of brake blocks. That's good!
• Longest day 262km across desert, shortest day 500m switching hotels. 
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It's been a fantastic journey through Asia, suppose it'll sink in later, can't take it all in, so words wisdom will have to wait... A fellow British cyclist blogs about an emotional arrival. I cheekily emailed the British Council saying that a Boddingtons and canapés would suffice, alas, they were closed for the weekend but sent back a nice congratulations. So much for freebies.

A comfortable hotel room in Malaysia so a late checkout to join the moped queue for the 1km causeway to Singapore. Surprisingly north Singapore was excellent cycling, clever touches of greenery and much cleaner than those scruffy Malay roads, better drivers here too. More...

Aha, Malaysia, arriving here by long-tail boat, a short hop along the coast from Thailand, there are no convenient roads nearby. As a penance I will whip a scar across my back, for having cheated, however, the boat ride was well earned, having cycled extra distance zig-zagging & exploring through Asia. Managed to carry the heavy bike+bags across a row of moored boats whilst they were jigging up and down in the water, plus hoist it up the ladder, phew! Then a search for an ATM & local currency, and we're off, cycling down the coast hard against the tropical shoreline, small roads and little traffic.More...

Town of Ranong, staying a funky little place called the TV Bar, where you don't watch TV, you sit on them, and the loudest guesthouse ever, all for 100 baht, that's just over 1 pound. Easy day off, ATM, 7/11, internet cafe all within spitting distance. Money saved spent on a good food and beer, and an interesting town with Burmese and Chinese influence. Few tourists here though, more a travel hub. More...

Set off from Siam Reap, hoping to get close to the Thai border by the day's end. Was going to be tough, heard so much about this next section of road; pot holes big enough for cars, face masks to counteract dust, many other riders blogs mention taking a pickup truck instead. All psyched up for a groovy dirt ride, but the road was only moderately bad, having been repaired a few years back. So, a pleasant ride in the sand & gravel, and fortunate that the wind blew dust from passing trucks away from my 'cycle lane'. More...

Good morning Cambodia. Route 13 ends in a fantastic red dirt track just before the Cambodian border, love cycling on red dirt. Bye bye Laos, love you lots, hello Cambodia, who are you? Moving on, the red dirt gave way to brand new road, previously, the only way here was by Mekong river boat. Terrain is scrub and woodland, quiet and unpopulated, then later a few people/buildings from which kids would excitedly yell 'hello'. Off the beaten trail once again. More...

Yehah, made it to Laos, the most relaxed and friendly country in South-east Asia, a town called Oudomxay in the hilly north. 4 of us rode from the Chinese border, a relaxed easy ride to suit the pace of life here in Laos. It's been more of a gastronomic tour, he he he, that's the French influence of the group, the importance of a good food.

Arrived this town before 5 years ago on a previous cycle tour, but this time it's different, coming all the way from my doorstep in England. All the way with bicycle, no planes, trains or buses. A great feeling of and all that lies between, the memories of the journey so far bla bla bla... More...

Having a great time in Kaiyuan, treated like a Hollywood star by people here. Henry gifted his pedals, high quality expensive & wouldn't accept any payment. In awe, incredibly generous. Going to rest up and enjoy this place for a few days.

Great ride here, a big climb, running out of daylight maybe gonna camp rough, then a huge downhill appears from nowhere, payback time, and coasted smugly into town. Friendly bike shop, fellow enthusiasts and an English speaking doctor, guided me to a good hotel, noddles & beer evening dinner together. They were keen to help in the quest for quality hard-wearing bike pedals, the next day, I was guided to different shops with no success, until Henry gifted his own pedals, removing them from his pride & joy bike and swapping them to mine. I was going to bus it to Kunming to buy some, no need, so staying here a while. More...

I can now say, at my next job interview, in the distant future:) I rode a bicycle from London to Hong Kong, that'll impress 'em?

Not possible to cycle across the border, so took the train, the inevitable stares, who is this nut-case with a bike going up and down the escalators. Situation would compare to taking a fully laden touring bike on the London Underground, however, some nice conversations, "where did you come from", ... More...

The Gorge Outdoors

3 days cycling to Chongqing, where you embark on your 3 day boat trip to the Three Gorges. A shame, but can't be held captive for 3 days on a cruise boat, no siree & by hydrofoil it's 11 hours each way. The easier option is just go to the 3 gorges museum here in Chongqing, or as I did upon arrival gorged at 1.KFC, 2.PizzaHut & 3.McDonalds, please forgive a cyclist his western indulgences, back to local food tonight.More...