Bike Aways

28/04/2026

There was something about a big pile of rotten pomelos in the middle of a floating bridge that I thought was poignant. This was in Xing Ping less than an hour after getting off the high speed stain at Yangshuo Station.

23/04/2026

Just a little roadside opera we chanced upon on the backroads of Fujian some years ago.

21/04/2026

Somewhere in Guizhou! Such a rewarding province to cycle through just for witnessing everyday village life - still with that feeling of an older China . I like the audience of children all amused by a bunch of cyclists passing through.

12/04/2026

Pickled chilis and pickled beans on top of rice noodles is the flavour of the south west! Guilin in particular! Breakfast of champions and of cyclists on the upcoming 24-26 cycle weekender from HK. Coming soon - I’ll be flipping the formula to regional food trips with a side serving of bike riding, but in the meantime , check out https://bikeaways.com/hong-kong-to-yangshuo/

11/04/2026

Thinking June

Banjarmasin to Loksado A port city on South Kalimantan’s Barito River Delta, former headquarters for the Dutch VOC, seat of Banjar Sultanate and his Dayak army, guarding control over nutmeg, cinnamon and others spices prized throughout the world.This tour is a historical, cultural and ethnobotanic...

11/04/2026

Just updated this upcoming trip with my website at the bottom for anyone who may have just shared the image.

10/04/2026

Do you know anyone living in or passing through Hong Kong Around these dates. This trip is a bargain - 3 days for around USD 450 food bikes hotels and guide included.

09/04/2026

The train ride from Hong Kong to Yangshuo is as much a part of the adventure as our bike ride through the limestone karsts that we begin as soon as we get off the train at Yangshuo Station . Bikes will be there waiting for us then it’s a ten minute ride down to the Li River at Xing Ping where we can slurp up a bowl of rice noodles before crossing the river and riding up to our hill top hotel. It’s a weekender designed to maximize your time on a bike - and it’s super cheap. 3 days on a bike with hotels and food, for the same price as one night in a moderate Hong Kong hotel. It’s the perfect stop over on the way to Europe for those who have already done Hong Kong or want an exciting add-on. Our first ride of the year is in two weeks time and I’m hoping a few more people might join. Train tix go on sale tomorrow and these are really the limiting factor if you want to join us all the way accompanied from HK. That said - many flights also transit through Shenzhen and Guangzhuo which are the first two stops on our journey to Yangshuo.

19/11/2025

Look at the double nail clippers and keys hanging from the pipe of this D**g gentleman from Guizhou, smoking by the fire in the drum tower. Such a good plume of smoke. Makes me want to make my own pipe and smoke it - and also bring my fat heavy SLR cameras out of retirement.

06/11/2025

I'm recycling this picture of Ian Stevens which was taken in November at the 2016 Yangshuo Bike Festival Bike Festival, just to remind people that this is the last couple of good weeks of riding weather in Yangshuo. I have two people who want to ride on the weekend of the 21-23nd Nov - in about two weeks time - and I have a great 2 and a 1/2 day ride with a meetup at Kowloon West Station on the Friday. perfect for Hong Kong folk who want a no decisions , no planning all included ride amidst the rice stalk hay stacks, and persimmon heavy trees of Yangshuo's limestone karsts.