Bike Aways

Keto and Kote Pulled BeefAjapsandali – hearty vegetarian stew or ratatouille-like dish made from a combination of eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and various aromatic herbs and spices.

Greetings from the high ridge lines of Hong Kong, and welcome to a newsletter about running in Bhutan!  And a long downhill ride. And a divine madman. And the black-necked cranes of Bhutan and Tibet! And seasons greetings to you…

• ‘Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’, by Jamie Zeppa • ‘So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas’, by Barbara Crosette • ‘Dawa: The Story of a Stray Dog in Bhutan’, by…

In these days of daily protests, landing in Hong Kong Airport is a bit fraught as to how and when you’ll get into the city. Hong Kong Express is undoubtedly the fastest way – but quite often now they are…

Greetings from Hong Kong where it’s hot and humid, rainy and sunny all at the same time.  And very political. We are off to Myanmar at the end of next month, as soon their monsoon begins to abate.   That’s September 28th to October…

Greetings from Hong Kong We are off to Georgia –  the balcony of Europe –  God’s country as the Georgians like to say. The Georgians were  feasting and toasting God just about the time when God was handing out the last…

We have an identity crisis at The Yangshuo Bike Festival.  It started out being about bikes, but increasingly the bikes are about getting us in amidst the food…the Guilin Mifen aka  the worlds best noodles. These are found as the…

And belatedly again Happy Lunar New Year!  May it be filled with health, happiness, laughter,  friends, adventurous travels, and the freshest most fragrant teas on the planet!  They’re in Fujian by the way, on the top of a mountain at…