Not a good start to our Tour, a couple of little issues before we even step a foot out the door, but they were not trip-killers, just a bit annoying. The first little "hiccup" was a text from Qantas saying our direct flight to Sydney was cancelled. Not something you want to hear the night before flying out to Europe. So after many, many minutes of Wendy waiting on the phone to speak to a real person, our flights were changed to reroute to Sydney via Brisbane. Fir...

All of a sudden it's nearly time to leave on our next unsupported cycle tour. After surviving their first cycle tour together in 2014, we (Greg and Wendy) decided to chance another one. We decided to stay in one country this time, and as Germany is such a great country for cycling infrastructure, we picked it. Instead of just putting up with our own company this tour is going to be shared with six other brave souls: Gunther & Yvonne (we cycle with them most d...

Unfortunately the easiest way to Bangkok was to fly to Sydney, overnight, then fly Syd-BKK in the morning. That way I could meet up with my mate Phil and travel with him to Bangkok. The flight from Hervey Bay, Brisbane then Sydney went without a hitch, all on time. Once in Sydney I quickly collected my luggage and jumped a cab to the Hotel, which I'd picked for it's walking distance (500m) to the International Airport. I met up with Phil my room-mate for the whol...

For what it's worth here it is. WRAP-UP & LESSONS LEARNT. One great thing about cycle touring, you can always improve on the way you do the next one. GPS/IPHONE. This is the first tour Greg has used the iPhone to navigate apart from checking his current location occasionally. It was Wendy's idea and an enormous success. She purchased a local sim with data for her iPhone 5 and used Google Maps. It got us out of many an awkward spot especially when the bike pat...

There's certainly no place like home. It was lovely to wake up in our own bed and see the kangaroos and birds in the garden. Everything was perfect at home thanks to very hardworking Mother/In-law and Father/In-law, who had stayed here for a few weeks after we'd left. Thanks Rob and Tinkie. A big thank you to my mate Grahame who did the airport pickup on Wed. Unpacked the bikes and found that the baggage handlers had tried to turn Greg's into a folding bike, it w...