Tales from the UTE. No BS travel stories ..Cycling ,Sailing ,Hitching. 😎

This episode follows Bri and me circumnavigating the Gulf of Thailand heading in the direction of Cambodia . We stop in at Pattaya until we realise it’s one big brothel And head further south in search of paradise at Ko Samet .Bris holy water saves his arse and I end up getting a beating .

This Episode starts following the cardboard map drawn by a local as Bri and me ride along the Terai (grass lands and swamps ) til we find a break in the Himalayan mountains . Slowly we weave our way up the river valleys ,avoiding the massive drops offs and washouts . We sleep rough in Tiger territory,meet a friendly Gurkha, and hobble into Kathmandu with amoebic dysentery. Only to witness a blood bath in the streets .15 lost kilos later we are back in India 🇮🇳. 200kms from Calcutta with no money a bunch of bananas and a loaf of bread. Thanks for the music Arnav Srivastav 😎

This Episode is the real start of the journey and hopefully inspiration to anyone considering stepping off the 'merry go round' for a bit . The sudden inspiration to leave and the challenge of finding a committed travelling buddy(aka Brian) amongst the eight pint heroes who were all set to go until they woke up the next morning. Escaping the drunken nights in Halifax and almost not making it , lying in the road bleeding after falling off the back of a truck. Trying to earn extra cash with my step dad Freddy and a bloke nearly killing him right before our eyes . Arriving in New Delhi and not wanting to get out of the taxi due to the insanely high population density of 33,000 people per square kilometre. Forcing our way out of the city and across the plains toward the Nepalese border ,kipping outside mosques, under monkey filled banyan trees and farm yards ,wading through raw sewerage, getting rail roaded by an irate dude on an Enfield , being chased into the paddy field by the 'Sly Stallone trucks ' getting bed bugged and  bear hugged , before finally wading across a weir and riding passed the low key Nepalese border with immigration chasing us. Next stop ...riding up the little toe of the Himalaya.

This Episode paints a lil picture of where the journey began ,upstairs above a laundrette , and the need to find adventure from an early age . It touches on the rather rustic childhood I had in a rural town before moving closer to the bigger cities and the characters I encountered. From kids knocking me out with bricks to thugs trying to beat me ,to male strippers and a farmer called red vest . It’s probably easier just to listen .

This is my first upload of what will be many travel stories to take the listeners away from normality and add a bit of spice to their day. The intro is  setting the tone for the journey and the start ,in New Delhi India, riding pushbikes toward Nepal and the Himalayas, along with hints of other stories to come .  This aint no red bull sponsored trip, its two not very flush blokes trying to get around the World .These blokes aren't athletes in fact they hatched the plan in the local pub over a pint a Guinness and few jokes. I hope you enjoy it and can relate to some of the situations we found ourselves in .  Cheers Rich