Signed Up: Brian C (Altamonte Springs, FL) for Cambodia
by Bob_Thompson on May.16, 2012, under Cambodia - Oct 16, 2012
This will be Brian’s first tour with us.
Brian resides in Florida, which actually might be a good place to do some training for Cambodia.
I’m not really sure how Brian found Far and Away Cycling. Usually, there are only two routes….either an internet search for a particular destination or a referral of some kind. It’s our first tour in Cambodia, so no one specifically suggested “the F&A Cambodia tour”. That indicates a level of risk taking. We like that. We don’t really do any advertising.
I just realized that we are going to have 2 Brian’s on this tour. That immediately opens the door for some naming creativity…or confusion…or both. In Lao, we might fix that by appending a “noy” on the end of a name….as in “Bob-noy”. That would be “little Bob” or “Bob Junior”. I don’t think we can do that in Cambodia. We are going to have to work on this.
Here is Brian C., not to be confused with Brian T.
Today is the last day for the $100 “early bird discount” on Cambodia.
Great to have Brian on board for this, our initial adventure in Cambodia.
Signed Up: Frank N (Melbourne, Australia) for Cambodia
by Bob_Thompson on May.15, 2012, under Cambodia - Oct 16, 2012
Frank has been to Corsica, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain and Lao. And now, he is headed to Cambodia.
I think the knowledge that one can dine on deep fried tarantulas at Romdeng in Phnom Penh is what put Frank over the top. Tarantula dining is optional, of course, but if you are curious how to eat them, here is a guide:
http://www.worldhum.com/features/how-to/how-to-eat-fried-tarantulas-in-cambodia-20091201/
Anyway, Frank is a real trooper. I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but the first thing Frank did, on his initial tour in Corsica several years back, was take a trip over his handlebars while checking out his rental bike. I immediately concluded he was on a “learning trajectory”.
That was a memorable trip for other reasons as well. We were visited by 70 mph winds which caused us to abandon the biking entirely one afternoon for the relative safety of the train. Remember that, Frank? I found several members of the group taking shelter from the wind behind boulders on the side of the mountain.
Since then, Frank has become a true biker. 
I guess if it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger.
I’ll stop with the memories. Frank, I am looking forward to it. It’s a very good sign that you have signed on for the maiden tour in Cambodia.
Frank, in Spain
Frank, in Sagone, Corsica
Signed Up: Dennis B. (Washington DC) for Sikkim
by Bob_Thompson on May.13, 2012, under Sikkim - Oct 17, 2012
Dennis is a member of the Potomac Pedalers Touring Club (PPTC) and he has met other members that have talked up Far and Away Cycling tours PLUS he has some friends who are from Sikkim. Voila! That’s a match. Sikkim it is for Dennis.
This will be his first tour with us and he’s picked a good one in Sikkim. It’s biking in the Himalayas. Biking in the Himalayas is about like you would imagine it…high….and hilly.
If you can’t imagine it, you can read about it….. “Where the Air is Thin and the Tires are Fat”.
There are only a few days left to get our $100 early bird discount for our “Last Shangri-La” Tour in Sikkim (and also Cambodia).
It’s great to have Dennis on board for Sikkim!
Dennis is from Washington DC....and he sent in a very appropriate pic.
