Hi everyone This is my last post ……….on this site After many agonising weeks my new site is finally ready to launch. Please join me there to follow the stories of this intrepid adventurer – the Roaming Mole. This has been a tough learning curve so I really hope you like the new site – […]
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GOING HOME
“Home is the place where you are most thoroughly yourself, with no pretenses”. – V Moran In total I spent just shy of 6 weeks (41days) back in the UK. I was welcomed back with incredible warmth and generosity. To say it was an amazing visit would be a huge understatement . I am fortunate […]
A HAT-TRICK OF VISAS AND A NEW PASSPORT – ALL DONE IN 15 DAYS
A HAT-TRICK OF VISAS AND A NEW PASSPORT – ALL DONE IN 15 DAYS CHINESE, RUSSIAN AND MONGOLIAN VISAS My first step on English soil after 3 and a half years was on 20th February 2019. I’d just endured an epic 48 hour journey from my workaway in Sungai Petani in Northern Malaysia to Kuala […]
Why volunteer? It can be a truly unforgettable experience (possibly for the wrong reasons)
It certainly wasn’t an auspicious start. I arrived at the project and everyone stared at me as if I was a 3 headed dwarf. They hadn’t been expecting me. How odd considering all the emails, texts and phone calls I had sent to Predo, one of the project leaders. This immediately played on my […]
Doggie workaway and sailing the Solarblue – 21st Dec to 9th Feb
Friday 21st December A flight back to Phuket and Diana kindly offers to pick me up and then it’s back to the doggie hotel. Fortunately I remember all the dogs except the Christmas borders. It’s a full house with Bolle, Max, Minie, Flecky, Chiva, Katie and Perry, Paris and Archie. It’s great to be […]
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always” – The Mindfulness Project – 2-20th Dec
Sunday 2nd December Yesterday we left Diana’s Dog Resort to spend our last few hours together at a hotel near the Airport. Ah how poignant I hear you cry. Hardly!!! Daz’s right arm is now incredibly swollen, very painful and currently totally dysfunctional from Mocha’s bite (the extremely emotionally disturbed dog at Diana’s). He also […]
Stormy seas, stormy relationships. Not a sailor’s life for me: Muara to Tanjung Pinang – 12th to 30th October
Friday 12th October / 13th October Muara, Brunei We complete another sailing leg and arrive in Muara. We anchor in the bay and Philip heads off to complete the Marina paperwork and immigration. Two hours later he’s back and he’s failed the Immigration test because they need to see us all personally. Whilst Phil’s away […]
A Life on the Ocean Wave – Philippines to Brunei : 28th Sept to 12th October.
Friday 28th September Cebu, Philippines So here we are in the Philippines sans trikes and the plan, if it comes to fruition, is to take a 6 month break from cycling . There are a number of factors that led to this cunning plan but ultimately our desire to cycle through China was the driver. […]
Korea and the 4 Rivers Cycleway 31 Aug – 27 Sep
Friday 31st August Busan port to Songdo Beach Daily Total 62.39 km Trip Total 24220.6 km We arrive in South Korea at 6pm. We get through Immigration and then are wondering where our trikes will be when a shipping agent comes over and asks us if we are the trike owners. (We’re probably the only […]
Cycling again, the end of Japan 9 Aug – 31 Aug
Friday 10th August Mimasaka to Kori Daily Total 58.22 km Trip Total 23376.92 km And we’re back on the trikes, cycling again. It’s been a fab workaway but time to move on. It’s an uneventful ride as we retrace our previous tracks back towards the coast. However we do make one slight detour. Remember the […]