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The story of how I saved money, quit my job, sold my possessions,
and set off to endlessly travel by bike around the world.
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My 3 Books
I write, self publish and sell
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Sept 2007 to May 2008
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Sept 2006 to Sept 2007
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Nov 2004 to Sept 2006
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June 2003 to June 2004
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March 2002 to April 2003
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Equipment Pages Index
Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some
Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers
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START
HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide
Bicycle Touring Frames
The
Steel Repair Myth.
Steel
and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs
Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Kickstands
Sealed Cartridge Headsets
How to prevent flat tires
Bike Route Trails and Maps
Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground
Cloth
Sleeping
Bag
Sleeping
Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water
Filter
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts
Electrical
Short-wave
Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3
Bicycle touring lights
Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping
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Pictures Photos,
and Images of Malaysian Culture and Traditional Lifestyle.
Langkawi to Parit Buntar, Malaysia
(April 18 - Sept. 15, 2006) |
Langkawi to Nebong Tebal, Malaysia
(April 18 - 23, 2006)
Cindie at Malaysian immigration, we get our entrance stamp at the desk behind
me.
I got a flat, this nail went right through.
Party on the beach. |
A soccer game on Langkawi, note the women yelling at her son play soccer, some
things
are the same all over the world
Cindie riding to Panti Cenang (Look out beach).
A safe harbor for sail boats. |
A mix of westerners and Muslims at the beach.
Angel fish.
Bird Paradise, Langkawi, Malaysia Photo
(April 20, 2006)
Blue and Yellow Macaws with a Red Macaw in front
Parrots. |
A crane.
An ibus. |
David's
Malaysian Home Stay and Guesthouse Hostel.
David telling me all the uses of a coconut.
David and Cindie with a Tamil Indian Malaysian family.
The local Malaysian women like to get pictures with Tim.
Tim and Cindie at a Chinese Temple. Photo by David.
Tim with local kids, they are brother and sisters. The girls changed
clothes before the photo, how sweet. |
Tim connected our laptop computer and working on adding photos to
www.DownTheRoad.org
Cindie helps the kids with their math homework. 2 + 3 = 5 in all
languages.
Cindie and her new friends.
David's kids (Yugen and Shanti) exploring our laptop. It is amazing how the computer can
bridge language and cultural differences.
He is from Malaysia and she is from Indonesia. We met them thru David. |
Tim and Cindie in traditional Indian dress at an Indian Temple.
Photo by David.
The newly wed bride and groom, those red roses are fresh.
Malaysian Cooking and Traditional Food.
From left to right, David, X, and Cindie who is ready to eat giant prawns.
Home made cakes available at the night market.
Malaysian Muslim traditional cooking is part of the daily culture. |
Mangos, fried pork, crab and gastropod. Photo by David.
Barbeque chicken almost ready to eat, Friday night market.
Live crab ready for the restaurant. |
Hand made Pottery Factory in Malaysia
(April 26, 2006)
This man is throwing small clay pots used as light holders at Indian Temples.
Malaysian Chinese Fishing Village and Party.
(April 27, 2006)
All the boats are in from the sea during the day and they fish at night.
An offering to the gods, people live next to the boat dock.
Fishing nets, baby toys, it is home to the fisherman.
Fresh caught fish being transported to restaurants. |
Ah collecting the days wage.
View of the fishing village, the blue building is for raising sparrows that make
birds nests that are a Chinese delicacy, yes the bird's nest are eaten.
Prawns by the bucket.
Sorting the fish from the sea. |
Indian Toddy Plantation Farm in Malaysians.(April, 2006)
Gugen, Cindie, X, G-Money
Here the liquid is poured off into a cup through a filter and whala, it is ready
to drink. |
Going up the coconut tree to collect the Toddy, a fresh tasting alcohol. |
Cindie showing some photos to the toddy plantation guys.
Chinese Temple of Heaven and Hell.(April, 2006)
Chinese Temple in Malaysia. This temple has over 2,000 active members.
Cindie and David are ringing the bells and beating the drums to wake up the
gods.
Judgment day, this when your life is reviewed and judgment is passed.
This mans torture is getting a blade run through him. These statues
are life size and would scare any kid I know.
These two are being put in a pot by the green monster and another to the
side is getting his heart ripped out. He must have been really bad
during his life on earth. |
The garden area.
The gates of hell, the Chinese version.
Hell is a terrible place, this man is getting his head sawed in half.
Cindie with the gate keeper of hell. Once your in you can never come
out.
Tim and Cindie at the Chinese version of heaven. Photo by David. |
Malaysian Indian Hindu Temples and Religious Ceremony.(April, 2006)
The gate and bell tower outside and Indian Temple dedicated to women.
A peacock and three Indian gods. A statue at an Indian temple.
Tim, Cindie and Mr. Ong enjoying a meal at the Indian temple. Note we are
eating with our hands. Tim and I are left handed but changed to our right hand
to eat. It does feel a bit awkward and goes against everything we are taught as
a kid. |
Tim and Cindie with the kids at an Indian Temple. The red dot is placed
over the third eye after prayer. First a type of butter is dabbed on the
forehead and then red turmeric powder is dabbed in the same place.
This is a different Indian temple. Meat is eaten at this temple and goats
are sacrificed at this alter.
The sacred cow. The giver of life. Not the milk from the utters. Now I
understand why the cow is sacred in India.
Offerings to the gods are made during a wedding ceremony at the Indian Temple.. |
INDEX #3:
SE Asia / China
11-22-04 to 9-15-06
December 16- January 16, 2005
Cambodia and Angkor Wat
Poipet to Tien Bien, Cambodia |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Cambodia Thumbnail Pictures
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(January 16 - February 17 , 2005)
Vietnam #1.
Tinh Bien to Cau Ganh, Vietnam |
Tim's Emailed Newsletters
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Best Place to see Pictures
South Vietnam Thumbnails
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May 22 - June 27, 2005
Guizhou and Hunan,
China
Congjiang to
Zhangjiajie National Park China |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Pictures of Guizhou, China.
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(July 16 - Sept. 3, 2005)
Inner Mongolia and Shanxi, China.
Beijing to Xian, Shaanxi, China |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Thumbnail pictures from Inner
Mongolia, China.
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Full size Picture
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Beijing to Jining, Inner Mongolia.
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Grasslands of Jining, to Wuchuan (near) Hohhot
- Hohhot
to Bautou, Inner Mongolia, China
- Wudang
Lamasary
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Bautou to Yulin, Shanxi, China with Photos from Genghis Khan's Mausoleum.
- Yulin to
Yanan, Shaanxi, China
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Chairman Mao's Headquarters and Residence in Yanan, China.
- Yanan to
Xian, Shaanxi, China.
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Terracotta Warriors #1
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Terracotta Warriors #2. |
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(Sept. 4 - Oct. 29, 2005)
Sichuan, China
Chengdu, to Zongdian, China
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Best Place to see Pictures
Sichuan Thumbnail Photos
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Full size Picture
Pages
- Giant Panda
Breeding Center #1
- Red Panda
in Chengdu, Sichuan, China #2
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Chengdu to Kangding.
- Kangding,
Sichuan, located in Southwestern China.
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Mugecuo Lake near Kangding, Sichuan, China.
- Kangding
to Xinduqiao
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Xinduqiao to Tibetan Home Stay.
- Tibetan
Home Stay to 4718 meter (15,475 feet)
- to
Litang, Sichuan, China.
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Litang Lamasary Tibetan Buddhist Monk Monastery
- Litang
to Sumdo, Tibet
- Sumdo to
Xiangcheng
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Xiangcheng to Derong, Tibet.
- Derong,
Sichuan Province to Tibetan Shangri-La, (Zongdian) |
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(Oct. 30 - Dec. 24, 2005)
Yunnan, China
Zongdian to Mohan, China
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Best Place to see Pictures
Yunnan thumbnail photos
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(July - Sept. 15, 2006)
Malaysia #3 and Singapore.
Taiping, Malaysia to
Singapore |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Malaysia #3 and Singapore
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