on the silk route
It was hard to leave our wonderful temporary nest in Hanoi. We had almost forgotten how to ask strangers to pitch a tent and we thought that it would be difficult to go back to the road and leave the luxurious life. But once we…
The next day we started with on a flat nice road. It was nice to ride with 20 kids on their way to the school. I was racing with one of the kid which looked like Vietnam version of Tour De France and of course…
We were at Sam Nueya, a small city located 85km from the Vietnamese border. Our Vietnamese visa would start only in 4 days later so we needed to stay in Laos until then. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a good place to eat in Sam Nueya.…
The last evening in the Luang Prabang after publishing the previous post I worked with a local chef and a street food vendor on my Matcha recipe project. 前回のブログポストの後、ロンプロバング最後の晩に、私の抹茶プロジェクトで、現地のシェフと、屋台のケーキ屋さんに協力してもらい、抹茶を使ったラオス料理に成功。 The next day, we went back to the lovely Vietnamese consulate and we got our…
It was warm and humid when we crossed the Meakong over friendship bridge and entered the immigraton. A small chaos reflected a clear distinction between the two countries. In no time I got my On arrival visa for $52 and as Japanese can stay in…
It was extremely cold morning (12 deg) in Khon Kane and Ithi, a young miniature painter hosted us. Khonkaen was small nice city where we had a relaxing day just wandering the streets and visited a temple where it is belived that they have a…
After celebrating Sunil’s mom’s birthday, in spite of 3 months planning, we were still not sure of the bags we will be carrying, we were yet to buy toiletaires, we had to exchange currency and the list went on.. but we made sure we left…
Thanks a ton for all the support folks.. we just reached Bangkok with our Sponsored Bicycles, Green Tea packets, Dhoti (Lungi – Traditional Indian attire), yes you heard everything right. The rudest thinng I would be doing on the first day of my tour would…
After numerous arguments, disagreements and brainstorming we both have agreed upon the route we plan to take on our “World Cycling Tour” project. The plan is to cover 3 continents and 31 countries approximately riding over 30,000 Kms. There are abundant hurdles and risks,…