Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Bicycle touring Malaysia: Tampin to Malacca

Well, sort of bicycle touring. Still in a little hurry to make it to Singapore in time for our flight home, Ferda and I took the train from Kuala Lumpur to Tampin. There’s one daily train that allows bicycles. Don’t … Continue reading

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Four days in Kuala Lumpur

Not really bicycle touring. We took the bus from Penang to Kuala Lumpur and rode about 4km from KL Sentral to Chinatown. Four days later we left KL by train to Tampin, and we didn’t cycle at all during our … Continue reading

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Six days in Penang

Penang Island was the first place I visited on my first trip to Malaysia over 30 years ago. What I remember best from that trip was the time we spent snorkeling on the Perhentian Islands. Those islands are much more … Continue reading

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Bicycle touring Thailand: from Koh Kradan south to Malaysia

Ferda and I are pretty lazy bicycle tourists. We rode with Jack for about three weeks from Cha-Am to Krabi. Then we spent the next three weeks island hopping with more time sitting on the beach than sitting in the … Continue reading

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A week on Koh Kradan

With the excuse to practice the freediving skills that we learned on Koh Lanta, Ferda and I spent a week at Ao Niang Resort on Koh Kradan. I had read that Ao Niang has some of the best beach-accessible snorkeling … Continue reading

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