My Da (age 54) and I (age 23) decided to cycle Vietnam together, 2000km from Hanoi to Ho Chi Min. This is our story…
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Cambodia – a brief respite from my life in Vietnam
We stepped foot into Cambodia. Five of us, the original five, all such different people forced together through circumstance and found that we fit together. Three Canadians, one South African and me. The first night we partied hard, free of Vietnam, of work. We were young and reckless once more. In the capital of Cambodia,Continue reading “Cambodia – a brief respite from my life in Vietnam”
“Those that ask the question will never understand the answer. Those that understand the answer will never ask the question.”
I am still not fully satisfied. Why is it that I can’t be content with a 9-5, with good friends, good food, a great family, an income. Why do I want to suffer? Why do I crave mud, sweat and tears above all else? Why do I want to feel hardship? Why do I thinkContinue reading ““Those that ask the question will never understand the answer. Those that understand the answer will never ask the question.””
An Ode to Da
When I was born and you held me in your arms, you just thirty one years old then, did it cross your mind that one day we would be sitting on opposite sides of the world emailing each other logistics, moulding out plans for an adventure? I can picture you now sitting in your studyContinue reading “An Ode to Da”
Interview with Derek Cullen – Cycling solo across Africa
Tired of the monotony of everyday life, 32 year old Irishman Derek Cullen mounted an old bike and began an epic unsupported cycle across Africa. It is a story with the potential to inspire the ordinary person, to break down the very shackles that we confine ourselves to. I, myself really wanted to interview him,Continue reading “Interview with Derek Cullen – Cycling solo across Africa”
Orla O'Muiri 