Day 408 to 411 – Kuching to Banjarmasin – The Crash!

Up and at ‘em early. We’re off to Indonesia, but first a delicious breakfast at Alex’s place. Probably the last western style food I’ll get for at least a week or two until I reach Bali. The road out of Kuching is a big highway but it gradually got smaller and smaller toward the border …

Day 405 to 407 – Brunei to Kuching

I was up early and keen to hit the road out of Brunei. Maybe another day or two would have let me see some sights but the pressure was mounting. I didn't really get a nice impression of Brunei and I wasn't going to use up my dwindling time and cash seeing more of it. …

Day 390 to Day 404 – Kuala Lumpur to Brunei

Riding back in to Kuala Lumpur felt like entering a metropolis compared to the mountains and smaller towns of the last couple of weeks. I could get anything here. I dropped my shorts off to be repaired, did some laundry and bought some new cables all within 5 minutes of the hostel. I found a …

Day 379 to 389 – Mae Sot to Kuala Lumpur

From Mae Sot we took the back road up to Pai, it looked great on the map, twisting and winding all the way up, with steep hills on one side and Myanmar on the other; there wasn't a straight section on it, nor any big towns. Not long out of town we spotted a bunch …

Day 371 to 379 – Kuala Lumpur to Mae Sot, Thailand

Packing up the gear and leaving Kuala Lumpur was a great feeling. Finally free. Back to exploring instead of sitting around worrying. The fueling issue might crop up again and force me back, but at least I'd be able to fix the damn thing then. I made it up to Penang without any issue though, …

Day 339 to 370 – Kuala Lumpur – Delays, Fixes and Phantom Problems

Landing into Kuala Lumpur I was a little out of it. It was 5am and I hadn't slept. I stumbled out to the cab stand and lumped up for a private ride into town. I couldn't be bothered trying to navigate public transport in this state with all my gear, a check-in bag, a guitar, …

Day 315 to 338 – Trivandrum to Chennai

After my five days fixing Donkey I'd gotten to know the guys who ran the guesthouse. There was four of them rotating on shifts 24 hours a day. They all knew the trip and the progress of the breakdown. When I first rocked up at their place I did not have high hopes, it looked …

Day 293 to 314 – Goa to Trivandrum

Goa was feeling pretty damn good after the crazy ride across India from Kolkata. A comfy hostel filled with lots of happy friendly solo travellers; a two minute walk to the beach and all the bars and restaurants that line it. Perfect. I ended up spending 9 nights there in a few places, regenerating some …

Day 282 to 292 – Kolkata to Goa

The flight from Vietnam back to India was certainly interesting. A whole plane full of Indians being Indian trying to board, packed arse to crotch on the stairs like the plane was sucking them in; as if the seats were vanishing by the minute. Once on they were trying to get up and down the …

Day 271 to 281 – South Vietnam

Once across the border into Vietnam I very quickly changed my mind and my plan. For some reason I'd planned to go North, back toward Hue and Hoi An where me and Charlee had visited 2 months before. They were nice places and I wanted to see them again. I sat watching the mechanics change …