The masonry layout
8 May 2019
Friday 3 May – Monywa to Myinmu – 78km Because of the heat we have experienced in Myanmar already, our days have been brought forward in time even more than they were before. So, this morning we were up, packed the bikes, had an early breakfast (kindly put on by our hotel staff) and were […]
5 May 2019
Tuesday 30 April. Kale to Kalewa. 40km. Followed by river ferry to Monywa. After making full use of our inclusive hotel breakfast we set off at 7am for our first day of cycling in Myanmar. It was already hot, but the quality of the road wasn’t bad and we knew we didn’t have a huge […]
2 May 2019
Saturday 27 April 2019 – Champhai to Zokhawthar – 26km Last night we thought it would be a good idea to stock up with bottled water so that we would have a full load when we left in the morning. At about 7pm, after a really nice (final) Indian meal in the hotel, we ventured […]
30 April 2019
Notes for other cyclists travelling between Bangladesh and Myanmar through Tripura and Mizoram states in North-East India. We cycled between Agartala (on the eastern Bangladesh/Tripura State Indian border) to Kale (pronounced Kalay and also known as Tahan) in western Myanmar in April 2019. This time of year is very hot in this region and the […]
30 April 2019
We have always said that certain parts of our trip will be more memorable than others. And we both feel that the 2 weeks we have spent in the North-East of India will be one of these more memorable parts….the people, the landscape, the whole experience. Our time here has taught us how this part of […]
26 April 2019
(Easter) Monday 22 April. Aizawl to Seling. 37km. Having washed and aired EVERYTHING in our bags over the weekend we set out as clean this Easter Monday morning as we did leaving London on Easter Monday 2018! We departed at 6am with some trepidation about the journey ahead – the heat, the hills, state of […]