January 14, 2003 GMT - Falling off a bridge, in Laos.
Today I did something really stupid. Arrived in Laos yesterday and had 200kms of dirt to do today to get across to a town on the 'main' drag. 160kms on and everything is going well. The conditions are perfect and...

December 19, 2002 GMT - Merry Xmas from Thailand
I am hanging around in Bangkok for a few days, resting up after a visit from my pal from back home. Good to see someone from the real world and talk about house prices and carpets (only kidding, Jay!). Quite...

November 10, 2002 GMT - All along the watchtower
Dra-da dra da da da (chukka), dra-da dra da da da, Du-du wha whah-whaaah....., du-lu du dwaaah......, There must be some kinda way out a here......, Says the hooker to the sheik(sp?)....., You have to use you imagination a bit...

October 11, 2002 GMT - Full speed ahead
Hello what is it your name boss, where you from Manchester? Michael Owen? Bali's actually quite a nice place. I don't know why, but I was expecting it to be awful. There's a few tourists (me included) here for sure,...

July 12, 2002 GMT - Curry for breakfast
Hello Mister, Can't believe it's 5 weeks since I arrived in Singapore. Spent a week there, waiting for bike, watching football, and trying not to spend any money (it's expensive). Met up with my aunt Judy and cousin Tarryn, in...

May 31, 2002 GMT - Gone Troppo
Greetings from Darwin (no shoes, no shirt land). It rained in Cairns, which was a real shame as I was looking forward to going diving on the reef. I hung around for a few days waiting to see if it...

May 06, 2002 GMT - Ahs eet gawwin?

Left touristy Byron Bay vowing not to bother with any more tourist towns, and here I am in Cairns! I need some stuff for the bike, and it's been chucking it down, and at least in a town there's things you can spend money on while hoping it will stop (like beer). Excuses aside I did pretty well on the way up, only kissing the coast in a few 'select' places.