Being stuck in Chiang Rai during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, we were constantly in search of opportunities to escape the monotony of the locked-down city. As the destination of one of those day trips, we chose the Huay Mae Sai Waterfall. As a means to get there, we chose to rent bicycles.We rented two very decent mountain bikes from Fat Free Bicycle shop on … [Read more...]
Mountain Biking by Mount Mayon in Legazpi, Albay
Mount Mayon was the principal reason that led us to Legazpi City in Albay Province of the Philippines. We spent quite some time in this city and were in search of interesting activities. Before attempting to climb to the crater, we decided to devote a day to a mountain biking trip by the foot of Mount Mayon.We resided in Parm View Hotel; we found that to be the best budget … [Read more...]
Cycling in Malta – Guide & 2-day Trip Report
Upon arriving on the island of Malta, one of the first things I noted was its tiny size. Of course, I knew from before that it is a very small country, but I expected it somewhat bigger. Peering at the map and contemplating how I could make the best fun out of my time there, it soon occurred to me that exploring the country on a bicycle would be the perfect way to go about … [Read more...]
Leaving Blackmoon Festival 2017 and heading over to Rome – The Italy Cycling Trip day #13
A bulk of thick, gloomy clouds was amassed in the sky over the festival hill by the time we opened our eyes this day, hinting at possible showers. We spent an easy day in the tent waiting for the sky to adopt some merrier mood. And we packed slowly after that happened. It was already afternoon when we were departing from the Blackmoon Festival.Our destination on that day was no … [Read more...]
Trancing at Blackmoon Festival 2017 – The Italy Cycling Trip day #12
The Blackmoon Festival was quite a pleasant place to be for me. Large enough to be a proper festival, yet small in relation to huge festivals of the kind (like Ozora or Boom) where all sorts of irrelevant to the event people gather, making all too confusing.The event was set around that old, spooky farmhouse located on the very top of that remote hill. Inside a little yard of … [Read more...]
Getting to Blackmoon Festival 2017 – The Italy Cycling Trip day #11
The advent of this new day found us sleeping in the middle of that open field in the purlieu of Poggio San Marcello village. The fierce sun-beaming, being obstructed by nothing, made its way unhindered through the tent's fine fabric and started converting it into something resembling more of an oven, by the very moment of the sun's first appearance. We should get away as soon … [Read more...]
From Fossi Lake to Poggio San Marcello – The Italy Cycling Trip day #10
It was dawn time. The sun had risen. But that lofty, green mountain to the east was to keep blocking its radiation from streaming into that deep, narrow valley where Fossi Lake was located for quite some time to come. The sky above the little valley seemed, so, hesitant to manifest the advent of the new day. And the still gloomy lake's surface was garnished by a soft veil of … [Read more...]
To Sassoferrato and Parco Regionale di Frasassi e Gola della Rossa – The Italy Cycling Trip day #9
The sun rose over that field by the west foot of Monte Corvo we've made a home for the last night. The slim figures of the cypresses surrounding us were not befitting the purpose of offering us sufficient shade to spend there a relaxing morning. So we needed to be quick packing everything and get the hell out of there before the sun smacking becomes savage.We let gravity convey … [Read more...]
In the Hinterland of Marche towards Monte Cucco – The Italy Cycling Trip day #8
It was an outstandingly serene morning by the bank of Metauro River. Some few bundles of sun-rays were finding their way through the dense poplar foliages and were cast upon the slow-flowing river. For this reason, probably, the river waters appeared to be much cleaner than the previous evening. So that, looking closely and vertically at them, you could discern the river's … [Read more...]
Heading South again: from San Marino to Fano, and to the hinterland therefrom – The Italy Cycling Trip day #7
Yet another sun rose above the Italian peninsula. That one found us on a prominent spot in it: the rock of San Marino. It was an exquisite, sunny day, I beheld as I came out to the hostel's porch after I woke up early in the morning.We spent the entire morning there, at the hostel. We'd paid quite a large sum of money to be there, so we took the chance to compensate some of … [Read more...]
