new arrival

I am leaving on the 1/4 trip, I am sure we will have a fabulous time.

nice to hear from you, i'm sure we will. enjoy.

HI

Pete, im on the same trip as your self, never booked with exdous before, so all a bit new. Pete have you organised your visas yet, if so did you do them on line or are you going to do cambodia on the border crossing and vietnam on line, look forward to chatting some more, work long hours so not at the computor all the time but i will get back to you.

cheers

paul

Hi Paul, nice to hear from you yes i am also new to exdous, i have not organised my visas yet i shall be sorting them out at the end of the month. I will obtain my Cambodia visa on arrival but I will get my Vietnam visa on-line directly. Brought some padded shorts but I don't think i will be wearing them gone for the padded saddle option. looking foreward to meeting you on the trip. Peter

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the reply, i have gone for the shorts opion i have booked a hotel the night before save driving down to london and sitting on a plane for hous and hours if you want to meet up for a beer i can give you some details no worries if your not local

cheers paul

Any one leaving on the 1/4

Hello again Paul,

I will be heading to heathrow on the morning of the flight, as I am just a 2 hour train journey to the airport. We could meet up then maybe. all the best Pete

Hi Pete,

Sounds a good idea pete ill let you know how i get on with my visa application this week.

cheers

paul

Hi Pete, i got my visa back today i went through the embassey direct printed the form off paided £44 for

visa and £8 for the passport to be returned recored delivery it is valid for 30 days from entry.

Are you taking malaria tablets with you pete spoke to the chemist today and has said 100% need them for vietnam.

paul

hi paul, posted my visa today, and yes i will be taking malaria tablets, i've gone for Malarone these seem to be the best option. they work out about £2:50p each, £35 for 12. you need a private perscription but you can get them on the internet without but you have to pay that bit more, so i'm told. i already have my perscription and i will probably get mine from the chemist.  cycle clips at the ready.

pete

Hi Pete, i registered with lloyds pharmacy on line as a patient filled out the form asked for doxcycline didnt have to pay for a private prescription got 48 tablets for £40 works out 0.83 each not bad.

how is your training going im trying to get out a least 3 times a week

nice to hear from you again

paul

Hello again Paul, nice to hear from you too. I think I will stick with the Malarone you only have to take them for one week after leaving the area, as Doxcycline you have to take for four weeks! (according to our travel nurse) as for my training I cycle to work 3 times a week which takes up 14 miles round trip a day and like you trying to get out as much as I can on my days off. Iv'e done a nice cycle trip taking in a coastal path onto an old railway line up country onto the south downs way back to my house which is 32 miles. tomorrow I intend to go further afield. Why don't you e-mail me at:- peterjackson_41@hotmail.com

looking foreword to hearing from you. Peter

Hi Paul & Pete

 I'm on the same trip as you both and this will be my 4th trip with Exodus, once with an ex and twice on my own. Really looking forward to it, even tho I'm expecting to be 'the one at the back'! I'm flying direct from Manchester so I guess I'll see you in Bangkok.

The trips I've done before have been great, hence coming back again. Morocco, Sri Lanka & Cuba, but this is my 1st cycling one.  I've always found the groups gel well & have kept in touch with a couple of people from the Cuban trip 2 years ago. Usually a real mix of ages, backgounds etc.  The tour guides have been good & often throw in extra little things that you don't expect.  All in all, I hope this trip lives up to the last 3.

Now, I must get my visas sent off...

Janet 

Hi Janet, nice to have you on board i thought me and pete where the only ones going for a minute, had the opion to fly from manchester but they wanted the flight money  straight away at the time of booking!!

So im going to drive down to london now,

as the email says dont worry about being at the back i have done two cycling holidays now nepal and canada  and have been at the back on both.

spk soon

paul

Hello Janet and to you Paul, nice to hear from you. do you do much cycling Janet? it sounds they do plenty of stops so if we are at the back it won't be too long before we catch up. Don't forget to pack the assos chamois creme they say it works wonders. atb' pete.

I cycle to work but it's only a couple of miles each way. Did do a round trip of about 15 miles last weekend & am going to the gym but not done any great distance yet. Do you live oop north, Paul? Exodus came up with one flight option from Manchester but then came up with a better one with Qatar airlines via Doha & only costing me an extra £50. Great flight times too & I don't leave Saigon til 11pm so I'm quite pleased. Getting ridiculously excited about this holiday for some reason even tho the necessary extras like visas don't half add up! Padded cycling short are not exactly the most attractive things I've ever worn but I guess they will only be on for the longer trips. Not long to go now! And don't worry if no one else goes on here first, I've only picked up in advance with one person before I've been previously but everyone will be a surprise anyway! Janet

Hi Janet & pete, nice to hear back from you janet i do live up  north prenton in birkenhead feel free to meet up for a ride if you want before we go. Janet if you look on chainreaction.com web site look up womans mtb biks shorts they have got a sale on all clothing can reconmend enduro range from personal use mens of course ??

spk soon

paul

Hi Paul

Yes, meeting up for a ride would be a nice idea.  I plan to go out this weekend, hopefully Saturday & Sunday & same again the weekend after so if you have some free time either of those weekends, drop me a line on here or email me at janetpgorman@yahoo.co.uk & let's see if we can meet up for a few hours, preferably on a nice, flat bit of cycle path!

I found some padded cycling shorts at a knock down bargain price, the Vietnam visa has been sent off & I may even get my typhoid jab next week! Could life get any better???

Janet 

Hi my wife and i are on the trip in april leaving on the 2nd, hope to meet some great ppl

Hi Neil, nice to have you both along for the ride are you travelling from heathrow or manchester, hopefully we will be able to point one another out by the time we go in the departure lounge, cycle helmets always a give away!!!!!!!!!!

spk soon

paul

hi paul, we will be flying in from tullamarine in australia, on the 31st and will be getting picked up from the hotel in bangkok, we have been training up for this one and coming out of our summer hope the heat wont be too much of a bother, very excited and loking forwrd to the ride.

Hi Neil and to your good lady, not long now and getting very excited. looking foreword to meeting you on the trip. the heat is a bit of a worry to me, you should be ok as i understand australia can get a bit warm? see you soon, pete

Nice to hear there's people from further afield than the UK.  My sister's in Brisbane so I'm a fairly regular visitor to Australia. I'm sure you will be a lot more acclimatised to the heat than us poms!

Having spoken to Paul on the phone, I think I can safely say at least 2 of us will be well up for the odd beer at the end of 90k days &, if previous Exodus trips are anything to go by, we won't be the only ones!

 I'm hoping you all won't be super-fit as I'll need some company in the mini bus from time to time!

See you in 4 weeks.

Janet 

sounds as its going to be a (beer) barrel of laughs, I think you will be up front with Paul, he sounds super fit. see you soon. peter

Hi All,

as anyone got there tickets yet, my luggage for life arrived today so im nearly ready to go.

Dont suppose if any one knows if the trip is booked up and how many are going?

spk soon

paul

hi we have got our tickets or piece of paper, and getting so excited, the weather is getting bit colder here so ready for some heat again. we will be in BKK on the saturday night and staying in nuovo hotel where we leave from, great to catch up with others before if possible......