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Dear Spandexers,
Dear Spandexers, Hello my name is Pandemic The Magic Bicycle. In response to a few people wanting to get to know me, I wanted to step out front, confront
Marvel at Melaka, Malaysia
As I pedal into the world heritage city of Melaka, Malaysia my eyes burn not with beauty or ocean salt but with thick smoke particles. Particles that have wafted north
Tenting It To Tinbucktoo..Top 7 Tent Friendly Places in the World
As I lay solemnly still amongst sandalwood and camphor trees bugs hiccup in the softness of dusk. Branches bend as monkeys jockey for a position to view the new edition
The Loogie Launch-Jakarta, Indonesia
My left calf pulsates as if being eaten by an army of ants, my lower arms radiates with a fume ridden blackening stench, coffee brown grit encapsulates my teeth as
On My Way By Bicycle Ambulance To A Dream
Over the next 6 months, as I continue to round the world by bicycle, I am presently pedaling from Cambodia, Asia to Africa via Laos, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia crossing
Porn Star
The majestic jungles of Borneo, a lush tropical paradise freckled with banana plants, the sounds of tropical birds enlighten my ear drums with each push of the pedal. Dancing monkeys
GO! Travelling Motivations To get You Out The Door
Prior to embarking on this world adventure I sat in my cabin in Alaska pondering all the reasons why I shouldn’t GO. The pondering session lasted 5 years. I pondered
Hasta La VISA Baby…How to get a Travel Visa
Bureaucracy moves at a glacial pace, the tourist visa stamp floats like a retreating ice berg in the luke warm administrative waters. The long desired tourist visa , the monopoly
Where The Big Girls Go, Tips For A Nutritious Holiday (with/without your bicycle)
We all have heard of all the great counties in which to eat, Italy, Spain and France quickly come to mind but what happens when you are on the
Check Out Her Ass…Top 3 Tips for The Solo Female Traveler
At least 100 times a day someone on the street double looks and even triple looks as I pedal by. I have tested the voyeuristic market here in Indonesia and
Flying With Your Bicycle…3.2.1…Blast Off!
I pedal up to the airport, the panniers/bicycle bags are stuffed full and ready to head off on the much anticipated bicycle tour. I cycle into the airport and hand
Hungry Hungry Hippo…Let The Eating Begin
As Pandemic The Magic Bicycle pedals out of the mountainous indigenous region of Tana Toronja I am reminded of the elevation and begin to descend 200km back into the Muslim
Life Is a Parade
The beautiful red arch way is a burial site Pandemic The Magic Bicycle, like an old Volkswagen beetle chugging away on fumes on a warm humid day, cycles up a
Pussy Cat Paranoia
As the sun sets over Lake Poso in central Selawesi, Indonesia I begin to wonder how on earth I got here. The cracked road has slowed my pace to a
The Thieving Lunatic and the LED Lights
This photo is not of my dell notebook laptop because my computer was too embarassed by it’s conditon to show up for the photo! THE LUNATIC AND THE LED LIGHTS
Organized Chaos
The exhaust smoke from diesel trucks carrying everything from cows to cabbages blackens my nostrils as I enter closer to the city of Poso in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The deep
Pandemic The Magic Bicycle Goes Bananas
As the smoke lifts from the burning corn cobs that line the fresh wet muddy ocean side road, the road begins to incline. The stiffness in my thighs is occasionally
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
I have read many times in magazine articles and travel guides, in reference to solo female travel that it is best to tell a few white lies. Some female