The local police. The word police in a foreign country does bring up little beads of sweat on my brow if I think of what I have been through on these trips. The most recent, etched in my mind vividly was in Cuba; probably the most aggressive and unwelcoming

Why we are winding around the place. When one heads out on an adventure, you don’t want to end up running mega asphalt freeways – getting fried from radiated heat off the ground. Have your life shortened by ten years due to mainlining on diesel smoke. The only

The Thai dog In Thailand one sees dogs everywhere; outside shops, homes, in the fields and even in the busiest street you will find a dog just casually lying down licking his nuts, oblivious the juggernaut of traffic heading down on him. They seem to own the spot. The

Daily feasts. We had spent most of the first day when we landed buying cooking gear. Tables, chairs, gas cooker, the odd pot, wash-up bowls etc. What a wasted exercise, (blew a sum of our precious budget). With most of these adventures getting food is such a mission. Thailand, what a

Heading out north We have finally negotiated our way out north east of Bangkok and are heading towards Ayutthaya which we hope to skirt to the east as well. Then we will cut in west and join some smaller farm roads that we have seen that run in

Sleeping? We were under the impression that finding a campsite was going to be no issue, but it’s a serious mission at the moment. Our lack of communication is the biggest issue. It seems whatever we try and explain comes out the wrong way and we are shown

Day 1 Finally in Thailand Walking out of the plane it felt as if some one had left the oven door open. It’s seriously hot here and then there is the humidity. The run is going to be, let’s say interesting. With our mountain of baggage we headed

The first journey was my beginning to this life changing event beginning all those 10 years ago (and so the numbers roll), when I put on my running shoes for the first time in Jiayaguwan in the Gobi desert region of NW china.   It was down on the

Looking back over my shoulder, through the dust at the fading footprints that I have left across this planet – the rugged mountains that I have climbed crested with snow caps and clothed in spinney shale. Proud they stand in the morning light as the clouds clear