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 […]
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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 […]
Day 6 – 2 May 2025, Friday After the dreary conditions yesterday, we were hoping for much better weather today for our last day of cycling in Okinawa. When I woke up at 6:15am, I immediately checked the forecast and it was promising, with daytime temperatures between 21 and 24 degrees C and sunny conditions […]
Day 5 – 1 May 2025, Thursday When I woke up at 6:00am this morning, I checked the weather forecast and saw that it was currently 20 degrees C outside, with the maximum temperature for the day at 24 degrees C, nice and cool. But more importantly, the forecast showed that it would be a […]
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Okinawa Blue 2025 – Day 4: American Village / Ta-taki Waterfall / Nago
Day 4 – 30 April 2025, Wednesday Today, we’ll be leaving our cosy apartment in Naha and renting a car to drive to Nago city located in the northern part of Okinawa island, about 67km away. We really loved our Naha apartment because it was so cosy and comfortable, and we had lots of fun […]
Day 3 – 29 April 2025, Tuesday Today, KP will be joining us in Okinawa and our travel party will finally be complete. He had to delay his arrival because of a work trip so he missed the last two days of fun. We made arrangements for him to meet us directly at Itoman Michi-no-Eki, […]
Day 2 – 28 April 2025, Monday After a restful night, I woke up at 6:30am to another day of cloudy skies and 23 degrees C weather. When I checked the forecast, it showed that there was a 30% to 50% chance of rain for the rest of the day. I was dismayed because we […]
How It All Began Following last year’s successful Jeju cycling trip with my buddies IH, PL and ZY, we planned a sequel for this year. Our other cycling buddy KP wasn’t able to join us last year but he promised to join us this year, so we had a party of five this time round, […]
Asia | Kota Kinabalu High 2025 | Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu High 2025 – Day 6 & 7: River Rafting / Singapore
Day 6 – 10 March 2025, Monday I was woken up at 6:00am this morning by a tummy ache, then realised I had turned a year older too. Happy birthday to myself! After washing up, we had breakfast at the lounge before heading to the lobby to be picked up by Amazing Borneo at 8:30am […]
Day 5 – 9 March 2025, Sunday I woke up at 6:30am and saw that the weather forecast projected a cloudy day with temperatures ranging from 25 to 29 degrees C, with rainy conditions expected around 3:00pm. That’s good because we are joining a half-day bicycle tour (click here) this morning. As I got off […]
Day 4 – 8 March 2025, Saturday I woke up naturally at 6:00am this morning. The moment I stepped off the bed, I could feel the strain on my legs. The muscle ache has fully set in, especially on my thighs and calves. It’s not surprising because of the tremendous physical exertion from the past […]
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Kota Kinabalu High 2025 – Day 3: Mount Kinabalu Climb Part 2
Day 3 – 7 March 2025, Friday The plan was to wake up at 1:30am but I was already awake naturally at 1:00am. I didn’t sleep much because it was way before my usual bedtime so it took me a long time to fall asleep, and before I knew it, I was awake again. Furthermore, […]