This morning, the first food stall I saw, I stopped for breakfast. I ordered noodles with pork. I was quite hungry because last night I only had a packet of chips for dinner. Next, I saw a coffee stall and ordered my usual iced coffee. According to the map, there was a hotel 96 km away. The road had gentle hills but a strong headwind. It was so strong, I had to even cycle downhill! Animals would simply stand in the middle of the highway and only moved when a vehicle was approaching it. Once, I saw a group of … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: Leaving Pakse Towards Vientienne

Happy new year, everybody! I am Pepper Lim. I am cycling to China to raise money for the OKU. They want training for better jobs, wheelchairs, seed to start an enterprise, medical. Please donate generously. The Lions Club of Tropicana PetalingPublic Bank: 3231267936 Support me with RM100.00Pepper LimMaybank 114124095576 Please help to share my journey with your friends.Blog: https://iampepperlim.wordpress.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@gopeppergo7318 Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: New Year in Laos

Look at the photo below. That is where I had my first Laotian meal. I am in the photo. There was no one at the roadside restaurant. There was only one light and not a single fan was switched on. While waiting for my meal, I battled mosquitos. I was the only customer. I ordered pork lapp: a traditional Laotian dish. I was served a bowl of white rice too. Beer is the same price as a can of Coke so I drank beer. Guess how much my meal came up to? RM 27.00! The dish was RM 15. Why … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: Paying Tourist Prices

The past few days were spent cycling to the Laos border. I noticed that there were not many vehicles on the highway to the border. I guess it must be an unpopular border for people to cross into Laos. They were very few hotels on the highway. Each hotel was about 8 to 10 hours ride away. Every day, I have to complete my journey or risk sleeping by the roadside! Last night, I stayed at a hotel by the highway. Even though it was the main road to the Laos border, it was almost empty! The road to the … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: Crossed Over To Laos, Good-bye Cambodia

When I planned this trip, I included a visit to Pol Pot’s grave. It is in the northern part of Cambodia, near the Thai border. I did not tell anyone because I wanted to do something that would probably get me into trouble. However, plans changed and instead of adding four days to the journey, I am going to skip Pol Pot’s grave. Since I won’t be going to his grave, I might as well tell you what I was going to do. I was going to spit on it. Today I stopped at a random drinks stall. The lady … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: I Am Not Visiting Pol Pot’s Grave On My Way To Laos

I listen to books; some from ebook libraries and others from audiobook libraries. I have completed a few books already since the start of my journey. I highly recommend The Tiger of Jelutong, Steven Fry’s Mythos, and A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. However, on busy stretches of the highway, I turn off my earphones to listen for lorries coming behind me. I also listen to music, mostly music from the 80s and oldies. Along the way, I look out for interesting things. These are recorded on the camera on my head. They will be turned into … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: What I Do While Cycling Alone Every Day

With much difficulty, I managed to find a good bicycle shop to service my e-bike. I contacted a few shops with a list of things I wanted done but no one replied me. Yesterday, I went out looking for one that was near me. I cycled up and down the busy streets till I found it. It was closed. That night, I asked one of the guys who worked in the bar and he pointed in a direction. I opened the map so he could show me where but he could not find it. After a few frustrating minutes, he … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: E-bike Is All Serviced, No Excuse Not To Cycle Tomorrow

I had a most pleasant encounter while cycling to Phnom Penh. I stopped at a petrol station to rest, about 20 km from the capital. While waiting for my butt to be less sore, I saw a family of Muslims. The women wore head coverings. I greeted the men in the group with, “Assalamualaikum.” They replied with, “Wualaikumsalam,” and when they saw the flag on my cycle, they remarked “Malaysia!” An old man in the group approached me and to my surprise started speaking in Bahasa Melayu! I was surprised to hear him speak in good bahasa. He explained that … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: Muslim in Cambodia

Cambodia is modernising in a big way. As I understand it, it is getting investments from China. A few years ago it had started building highways connecting major cities. Today, much of the highway has been completed and I got a chance to cycle on it. The highway constructions have made the roads very, very dusty. I saw lots of nice cars, all of them covered in thick layers of dust! I cycled very long distances yesterday and today. You can read why in my previous blog post. There are many animals along the highway. I have been mooing at … Continue reading Cycling E-bike to China: The New Highways To Phnom Penh