Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh By Bicycle An autobiographical and reflective account of traveling from Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh on a bicycle.

14th-18th Nov - Tokyo to Osaka

JAPAN | Wednesday, 24 November 2010 | Views [260] | Comments [2]

This incredible piece of engineering is the 416 road jutting right out into the Philippine sea. It marked the start of my first hard climb where I cursed myself for carrying so many unnecessary items and vowed to lighten the load once in Osaka.

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Here is a map of the road

luke_collings Nov 27, 2010 5:12 PM

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Here is a link of the map that should open in a new window!

luke_collings Nov 27, 2010 5:27 PM

I decided that taking a photo of the place I camped or stayed every night would be a great reminder of my traveling experience. The cats had left, or at least I thought so because I couldn't see anything. When looking at the photo several days later I noticed one of them sitting quietly behind the tent on the right side staring right at me. Clearly they don't need any lessons in stealth.

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About an hour before this photo was taken I'd been distracted by getting a secret view of the Suzuki motorcycle test track and watching bikes blast up and down the straits at speeds of over 150mph. They had padded the Amco barriers as the bike were traveling at a terrifying speed. I'd then wasted 45 minutes finding the campsite only to be told that it would be £20 to pitch my tent, an astronomical price considering it was under a wind farm. So I decided to plod on and get across the next bridge but then ended up in a construction site with the road along the coast blocked. Cycling around looking for somewhere away from the howling wind was difficult but I eventually found a small park and pitched up behind a hedge.

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Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh By Bicycle An autobiographical and reflective account of traveling from Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh on a bicycle.

14th-18th Nov - Tokyo to Osaka

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