Adventures — Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby Singapore
Journeys on two wheels & on foot

Adventures

Long rides and the roads between them, challenges, border crossings and the places that left a mark. Short write-ups and films.

5  rides logged 6,800+  km ridden more  to come
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Logged

Bangkok to Chiang Mai, northern Thailand
Bangkok → Chiang Mai  ·  July 2025

North to the hills

815 kilometres solo up the spine of Thailand, out of Bangkok on a canal path, across the paddy plains, and into the northern hills.

815 km 8 stages Read →
Korea 4 Rivers, Seoul to Busan
Korea 4 Rivers  ·  June 2025

Seoul to Busan

620 kilometres across Korea in twelve days, on a tandem and a kids' bike, with my two daughters.

620 km 12 stages Read →
GranGuanche, the Canary Islands
Canary Islands  ·  April 2025

Going anyway

Five islands, off and on road, six weeks after losing my job, a bivy bag, a tent, and a plan that mostly made sense.

~700 km ~15,000 m climbing Read →
Mae Hong Son Loop, northern Thailand
Mae Hong Son Loop  ·  March 2025

The loop, light

Five days round the classic mountain loop from Chiang Mai, packed light and fast — a serious hills challenge, in training.

521 km 5 days Read →
Bangkok to Singapore
Bangkok → Singapore  ·  September 2023

One long line south

A 2,100-kilometre solo bikepacking journey down the peninsula, unsupported, over eleven days.

2,100 km 11 stages Read →
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On the way

Write-ups to come
Vientiane to Chiang Mai — Laos & ThailandSoon
Hanoi to Sapa — VietnamSoon
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