Cycling in South India 2006-2007

End of my Jouney

2007-01-11T22:58:00.000-08:00

I have complete my travel on the 11th.1.07 I have done 2400 km. Now I am back to Chennai. My fright is on 18th. I will go to my father's brith place Vanapadi and spend few days there before I fly back to Malaysia. I will be back home by noon. I will up date my blog latter. The computer here is not good and so internet is very poor. I have many pictures some places I can resize and post but some places I can't. Sorry for that. Thanks see you in My house on 19th.Jan.

Now I am in Thrissur

2006-12-27T04:30:00.000-08:00

Some Pictures. Past two days was fine cycling. Today was very hot. Tomorow I will be heading to Coimbatore. Back to Tamil Nadu, I have done 1400, km.

2006-12-26T05:40:00.000-08:00

Now I am in Trivantarum

2006-12-23T03:52:00.000-08:00

Hi, Yesterday I was in Kanyakumari saw the sun set and the sun rise.I left Kenyakumari this moring, A bad start, head wind a the roads are hilly. This is kerala state, people don't speak tamil. I am having problem just like in loas, vietnam and Cambodia. I don't like this place cause I can't understand what they are trying to say, anyway I have 3 days to reach Colimbotor, Today I did 90km. Internet service is not good. I will send picture later. Thanks.

Hindu News Paper

2006-12-20T05:26:00.000-08:00

India No.1 News Paper was out on 17th Dec. 2006.

Cycling in South India

2006-12-20T05:20:00.000-08:00

More pictures

Cycling in South India

2006-12-20T04:24:00.000-08:00

I am now in Tuticorin. Past two days the roads were not good, I only cycle 60km a day. Tomorow will be hard day, I have cover back. I will be head to Kaniakumari which is 140km. Here I have some pictures. for your all. Ladies working in Salt prodution. School children going to school.

In Madurai

2006-12-16T02:21:00.000-08:00

Hi.
More pictures. I don'have much time to write story, Wait for Tamil news paper reporters to come. This morning reporters from Hindu English new papers came. Thanks

Karaikadi to Madurai

2006-12-16T01:45:00.000-08:00

Hi,
Past 3 day was hard days for me. Cycle about 300km. Very tried Resting in Madurai. I can't say much a Madurai. I need time to write. For the I send some pictures. Thanks. Please write some coment in this blog.

Cisthemaram to Nagapatinam

2006-12-12T01:57:00.000-08:00

More Pictures

Now I in Nagapatiman

2006-12-12T00:40:00.000-08:00

Hi,
Past two days I was cycling in the rain. Everyday there is 3 hrs of rain. The roads are muddy and alot of holes. The roads are not good. I lost my Hand Set in Pondicherry. Anyway I am fine and good health. Meeting with the World Poorest people on earth I have seen. When I was in Cambodian and Laos I though they are the poorest people on earth. People here call me white man. I ask a guys why, he said they only see English man cycling here. The people here are very poor and wages are little and old people have very little food to eat. Thanks god I am in Malaysia. Someone on road said he saw me in Indian TV. Maybe!!On the road to Pandicherry there were some news paper reports asking me some question and taking pictures. Utusan Malaysia email me, saying that on Wednesday there will be some artikel about me. Some pictures here for you guys. I came from Cithemaram, I am in Nagapatinam now and went to Velakani by bus, is about 12km and the road is worse then the cambodian road with muddy water. Next stop will be in Madurai. So far I have cycle 500 km in 5 days of cycling. I have 1600 more to go.Hope there is no rain next fews days. If you have any friends send my blog to them. Thank You very much for wishing me Good Luck.

Chennai to Mamalipuram

2006-12-09T00:05:00.000-08:00

I have more pictures here. The roads are good. Less traffic.

Penang to Madras

2006-12-08T22:27:00.000-08:00

Hi, I am not good on writting storys. Just understand what I am Saying. Sorry my Friends.
My wife and child were at the Airport. Have some problem in Aiport. My bags were missing I have to collect it the following day. I start my jounery on 7/12/06 at 2pm to Mamalipurum reach at 7pm. Got a recenable hotel. Met a few good guys took me around the town and temples.
I have some pictures here.

My Plan

2006-11-15T04:40:00.002-08:00

On 5th Dec 2006 I am taking a flyed from Penang to Chennai I will cycling to Mamallapuram, Cheyur. Pandicherry - 7 th Dec 2006 Cuddalore, Chidambaram. Karaikal 9th Dec 2006 - Nagapattiman, Thanjavur, Pattokkotta. Madurai 13th Dec 2006 - Kamudi Rameswaram. - Tuticorin 15th Dec 2006 - Nazareth. - Nagercoil 17th Dec 2006 - Vilavankod, Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 19th Dec 2006 - Kayankulam - Alleppey 21th Dec 2006 -Kochi. Cochin 23th Dec 2006 - Alwaye.- Valparai 25th Dec 2006 - Palani,Pollachi,Palakkat.Coimbatore 27th Dec 2006 - Singnallur, Tiruppur. - Erode 29th Dec 2006 - Bhavani. - Salem 31th Dec 2006 - Harur. - Thiruvannamalai 2th Jan 2007 - - Polur, Arani. Vellore 4th Jan 2007 Arakkoman. - Chittoor 6th Jan 2007- Pakala. - - Tirupati - 8th Jan 2007 and back to Madras.

To my friends waiting to meet on the road and members of Hospitality club,

This is a rough plan of my tour by bike +- 2 days. There will be some changes in dates, I will keep in touch with you. Please make sure your email, name,address and phone numbers are availble to contact you.

Cycling In India And Kerala

2006-11-12T22:08:00.000-08:00

Cycling in South India

On the 4th of December I will finally visit the country of my ancestors. Preparations are in full swing now. The flight ticket is arranged, and so is the visa. The plans is to stay 45 days in South India, cycling from Madras to Nagarcoil south and make to a loop to Kerala before visiting some of my relatives living near Madras. I will keep you informed.

Web: www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com
E-mail : david_munusamy@yahoo.com

E-mail : david_munusamy@hotmail.com

Why and How I start Cycling
So far I have done a few cycling journeys. It started about 2 years ago when I met some cyclists in Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia its 45km from Penang. They had great stories about what they experienced. I became enthusiastic and bought a bicycle myself. That was at the end of 2003.

Some great cycling I met

http://www.bicycle-adventures.com/

http://www.downtheroad.org/

http://www.mark-ju.net/bike_ride/countries/malaysia.htm

http://www.pedalian.net/tandem/

More cycle tourist
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/past_visiting_cyclicts.htm

Round Malaysia in 14 days

The first thing I did was to cycle around Malaysia. I soon found out there were only a few Malaysians cycling. For many reasons cycling was never popular except for children. Of course the heat was an important factor. But I do not suffer much from the heat. I cycled around Malaysia in 14 days. I made many new friends. I learned quickly that in the west people are more used to cyclists. But here in Malaysia it's all different. People were friendly, probably curious would be a better word. Those 14 days were a great experience. In Parit Buntar many people started to know my new found love for cycling. Whenever a cyclist was on the way to Parit Buntar, they called me and I would pick them up to show them around my hometown and listen to their stories and tell them a few stories myself. http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Malaysia.htm

South Thailand
From the first journey to the next was a small step. South Thailand became the next destination. I went to many different places in South Thailand including Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui but also to lesser known places such as Songkhla. Making friends in Thailand I went all over and had a great time. But being back home I felt there was more to explore. I started to plan a longer journey which eventually ended up with a plan to ride in Thailand and visit the countries that border Thailand.
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_South_Thailand.htm

Asean Countries
The "40 Days Great Bike Ride" The plan was simple, ride around the border of Thailand on the "other" side of the border. It was the idea to cycle to Siem Riep (Angkor in Cambodia) from Bangkok, then back to Thailand, into Laos. Next would be Vietnam and through China to Myanmar and then back into Thailand. It went actually a bit different. Very soon after I started doing some research it was clear I couldn't do that much. China, according to some cyclists I met, was definitely too much for the time I had available. Another problem was an overland border to Myanmar. There's none you can cross. Not even Malaysians are allowed. (We do not need visa for these countries). Due to a lack of time I couldn't do as much cycling as I wanted. So I went by train to Bangkok and started cycling to Cambodia. Through quite rough road I went back to Thailand, cycled further to Mukhdahan and crossed into Laos to Savanaketh. Now I cycled to the Vietnamese border but due to some things I had to take the bus to Hanoi. From here I cycled to the Vietnamese-Lao border crossing close to Dien Bien Phu but I couldn't cross. I went back to Hanoi, took a bus back to Laos and went straight to North Thailand to get a little bit of a Burmese experience. After visiting the Golden Triangle, I had to go back South. Hardly any time left but I went to Southern Thailand to the island of Ko Tao for a rest.
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Thailand.htm
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Loas.htm
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Cambodia.htm
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Vietnam.htm
http://www.bicycletouringmalaysia.com/Davids_travels/Cycling_in_Myamar.htm

Cyclist Home Stay Malaysia Video

This video create by Tim & Cindie. {www.downtheroad.org}