Wheel2Wheel continue their efforts to raise money and awareness for 10 Asian charitable organisations as Morgan continues his ride through Australasia. After more than one month on the road, Morgan takes on April with a vengeance as he rides through more of Southeast Asia. March saw him tackle Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Laos and Northern Thailand. …
The Wheel2Wheel expedition rolls on, with Morgan at present in Laos on his way to the opening of a rural school with our charity partners Child’s Dream. Our focus is very much on our goal of raising the profile of our 10 charitable partners in the expedition, all doing important work to build communities …
Wheel2Wheel: It’s a small world. Let’s look after it, and each other. Read More »
Meeting Morgan and the crew on a mundane little road somewhere North(ish) of Vietnam turned out to be an experience of opposite emotions; it was awesome to see him on the actual adventure, with the crew following closely behind. I jumped on the back of the bike and we took off to someplace where apparently …
The bears’ cages are no bigger than their own bodies. Some of them were found moaning, banging their heads against their cages… Some of them are still “drugged out” but they all have one thing in common… The look in their eyes … They are all in despair and have totally lost their meaning …
I just returned from my first visit to mainland China to meet the Wheel2Wheel team for a field visit with our nominated charitable organization in China, GECKO. As Morgan explained in his most recent blog, there were a few hiccups and “copious unforeseen complications” so we were forced to devise a Plan B. We got …
Wheel2Wheel: An “Epic” Visit in “Gorgeous” Yangshuo Read More »
Only a few days into the expedition and so much has already happened – high drama and copious unforseen complications have proved that venturing out of Hong Kong on a motorbike is a formidable challenge. However, these days have been productive, educational and hugely satisfying because of Mihela and the GECKO team. Our decision to support GECKO …
No fixed plan today, key is getting all the extra filming shots done to round out the China episode. Had a ball on Paddy’s Yamaha on the banks of the Li River. Ride back to Guilin to catch flight to Hong Kong was hell. Raining and freezing cold, I arrived at the airport with my …
I love charity days, today is all about GECKO – our China NGO and the second organisation we’ve worked with during this expedition (after Clean Air Network in HK). In true environmentally sensitive style we walked several miles to the school where GECKO and Wheel2Wheel were scheduled to deliver critical education to Chinese 15 year olds. …
A day of decisions, the biggest of which was whether to attempt a potentially dangerous 12 hour overnight ride from Hong Kong direct to Yangshuo or fly to Guilin then ride for 90 minutes to Yangshuo. The reason this unexpected possibility of riding my bike to Yangshuo arose was due to the incredible administrative efficiency …
I’ve imagined today for almost five years, and planned for it for two. Its feels completely surreal that after so much contemplation and effort, the day has arrived. Just looking at the date on my bedside clock as I woke gave me a strange moment. I’ve been talking about 1 March 2011 as the day the …