Day 10 – 19 October 2025, Sunday I woke up just before 6:00am, washed up and went for breakfast at 6:30am. This time, I wore my yukata to the dining hall. Just like Kuroshio Honjin, breakfast was another multi-course meal served to my table. There was miso soup, cold barley tea, seaweed, cold tofu and […]
Author: Holden
Just an avid traveller who loves exploring the world and sharing my experiences...
Day 9 – 18 October 2025, Saturday As usual, I woke up at 6:00am, washed up and went for breakfast at 6:45am at the hotel restaurant. Breakfast was a simple affair of toast, spaghetti, tempura, hard-boiled egg, grilled mackerel fish and coffee. After checking out of my room, I started my ride at 8:00am. Originally, […]
Day 8 – 17 October 2025, Friday After a good night’s sleep on the futon, I woke up at 6:00am to a glorious sunrise. From my room, I had a splendid view of Kure Bay, with the glow of the rising sun spreading across the horizon. I could see the water rippling gently across the […]
Day 7 – 16 October 2025, Thursday After the longest cycling distance yesterday, today’s ride will be the second-shortest of the Shikoku Challenge. Hence, it will be a more relaxed day and I can squeeze in a bit of sightseeing in the morning before starting my ride. I woke up at 6:00am to 22 degrees […]
Day 6 – 15 October 2025, Wednesday I planned to wake up extra early today to catch the sunrise, but I woke up naturally even earlier than expected, at 4:55am. After lying in bed a little longer, I washed up, climbed the short wooden ladder behind Haryugetu Guesthouse and sat on the concrete storm protection […]
Day 5 – 14 October 2025, Tuesday When I woke up this morning at 6:00am, my body felt a bit tired. I think the accumulation of mileage over the last four days was starting to show. However, I wasn’t sore or aching, which was a good sign. I went to the onsen for a refreshing […]
Day 4 – 13 October 2025, Monday Even though I had a relatively long day of cycling ahead of me today, I decided to squeeze in one bit of sightseeing in the early morning before starting my ride. I set my alarm for 5:20am but I woke up naturally at 5:00am. After washing up and […]
Day 3 – 12 October 2025, Sunday I woke up naturally at 5:30am today, even though I had set my alarm for 6:00am. I don’t know why, but I usually wake up automatically when I’m travelling. Maybe it’s because I’m always excited for the day ahead. As usual, the first thing I did was to […]
Day 2 – 11 October 2025, Saturday I woke up at 6:00am this morning, went for a quick soak in the onsen before breakfast in the hotel at 7:00am. The breakfast buffet was wonderful, with a good variety of international food and local specialities. I don’t usually have salad for breakfast but the veggies looked […]
Day 1 – 10 October 2025, Friday I woke up at 6:00am this morning, went to the Sky Spa to wash up, showered and had a quick soak in the onsen before returning to my room for breakfast. The five-minute dip really warmed up the body and woke me up, so I tried to do […]
Day 0 – 9 October 2025, Thursday (Exchange rate: SGD 1 = JPY 115 / JPY 100 = SGD 0.87) I usually label my trips as starting from Day 1, but I will do it slightly differently this time and label the first full day as Day 0. This is because I will be embarking […]
How did it all begin? It all started in late May 2025 when I received a message from my friend NI, who told me that her colleague FA was planning a cycling trip in Jeju. She asked if I’d be willing to share more information about my experience with FA, since I had gone to […]
Day 13: 23 May 2023, Tuesday For our last day in Taiwan, we took it free and easy. I woke up naturally at 7:30am even though I set my alarm clock at 8:00am. At 9:10am, AT and I left our hotel and walked to Ximending for breakfast. A visit to Taipei will not be complete […]
Day 12: 22 May 2023, Monday It felt strange to wake up today and not have to put on our cycling jerseys and go through the paces of collecting our bikes, warming up and having Jeffrey brief us on the day’s cycling route. Reality had finally set in – our Tour de Taiwan was over. […]
Day 11: 21 May 2023, Sunday Woke up today with a mix of excitement and sadness. Excited because after working hard for the past week, our 9-day mission to cycle around Taiwan is finally about to be completed. Sad because we will soon be saying goodbye to our newfound friends and comrades who have pedalled […]
Day 10: 20 May 2023, Saturday Woke up at 6:30am as usual and the rain from yesterday had finally stopped. It was a cool 22 degrees C outside, with the rest of the day projected to be cloudy, with a maximum temperature of 25 degrees. Breakfast wasn’t great and I ate only a slice of […]
Day 9: 19 May 2023, Friday Woke up bright and early and went for breakfast at 6:30am, a simple meal of bread, scrambled eggs and sausage. After breakfast, we did our warm up and briefing before starting our ride at 7:30am, as per usual. Today, we’ll be cycling 122km from Zhiben to Ruisui (瑞穗), a […]
Day 8: 18 May 2023, Thursday Day 6 of our Tour de Taiwan, and it will be the most challenging day for a few reasons. Today, we will be cycling 110km from Hengchun to Zhiben (知本). Hengchun is the southernmost township in Taiwan so we will be cycling north towards Zhiben, a hot spring town […]
Day 7: 17 May 2023, Wednesday It’s the 5th day of cycling, which means we’re halfway through our Tour de Taiwan adventure. We woke up at 6:00am to 25 degrees C weather and had our breakfast at 6:40am before going for our warm-up and briefing by Jeffrey for the day’s programme. For today, we will […]
Day 7 – 3 May 2025, Saturday I woke up at 6:25am this morning to 18 degrees C weather and perfectly sunny skies again. As I sat at the long table in the living room to eat my FamilyMart egg sandwich and sip on hot coffee, I admired the beautiful view of the ocean in […]