Velocidad

Travel and Cycle Touring Blog

Shortly after returning home from our 4-month cycling trip in Europe last summer, we felt sweep up, akin of an urgency, to pursue our travel interests while we still considered ourselves healthy and relatively fit. Hence, we thought of returning to the South East Asia region where we had abruptly interrupted our travel in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 world pandemic emergence.

Over the course of several weeks throughout the months of October and November, we developed an initial trip itinerary with the help of Lonely Planet (LP) travel guides. We ended up, as usual, cobbling together different parts of LP’s itinerary suggestions.

The ultimate highlight of this journey should be a proposed week long stay in the exclusive Maldives to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary!

Link to the first post of this trip

  • Between two worlds

    One thing that has alluded us during our travel across Malaysia was trying to explain/reconcile the presence of so many high-end luxury brand stores (e.g. Dior, Louis Vuitton, etc) in… Read more

  • From one capital to another

    We concluded our side trip to the island of Borneo with our visit of Kuching, the state capital of Sarawak which encompassed Miri and Mulu. We returned to Malaysia’s mainland… Read more

  • Explorations in Borneo

    Wings, water or walking… the only ways to reach Mulu! To be more precise, travelers wishing to reach Gunung Mulu National Park can opt for either a 30 mins flight,… Read more

  • Along the way to Borneo

    During this segment, we got re-introduced to book buses, flights and the ever so convenient Grab rides (the Uber equivalent in SEA). Navigating different bus and airport terminals always seem… Read more

  • Returning to the Banana Pancake Trail

    After reviewing the TripSavvy’s article “The Banana Pancake Trail” it felt like we had just booked a run-of-the-mill travel vacation package. Nonetheless, we looked forward to savoring the delicious banana… Read more