Tour Of The Dragon

DA NANG STREET FOOD TOUR BY BICYCLE

Our tour focuses on street food which you would not get if you were just a tourist walking around by yourself. You will discover some hidden Da Nang streets by bicycle. Our enthusiastic tour guide will show you best place to eat with Da Nang styles of eating as well as offer much insights to the street food than meets the eyes.

Bhutan – Thailand Friendship Offer 2014

MEKONG VOYAGE

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The Water Festival

The Water Festival is the New Year’s celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand as well as Yunnan, China. It is called the ‘Water Festival’ by Westerners because people splash / pour water at one another as part of the cleansing ritual to welcome the new year. Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the New Year falls during the hottest month in South East Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration. The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. It is believed that on this Water Festival, everything old must be thrown away, or it will bring the owner bad luck.

Cycling Apps You Must Have For Your Smart Phone

1, STRAVA

The app allows you to track your rides through your iPhone, Android or GPS device to analyze your performance and even pitch it against your friends and competitors.  By playing on cyclists’ competitive nature, the app provides motivation even when you’re training alone.

The Top 7 Health Benefits From Cycling

1. Cycling is good for your heart: Cycling is associated with improved cardiovascular fitness, as well as a decrease in the risk of coronary heart disease.

Super Road Bikes For 2014

Lamborghini

What if you’ve always coveted a Lamborghini, but can’t stand the idea of owning one? Those V10 and V12 engines aren’t very environmentally friendly, and luckily, Lamborghini has a solution. The latest Lamborghini is compact, lightweight, and easy to park. It’s also a bicycle. It costs 25,000 euros, or about $32,000 

Diamondback Century Line

The Century line is designed for riders who want a comfortable position on long rides. The line includes both aluminum and carbon models, with prices starting at $700 for a Shimano Sora-equipped aluminum frame. The top-of-the-line Century 5 Carbon Di2 costs $4,000 with the electronic Ultegra group.

Felt AR

The new AR bikes have revised shapes that the company says lets them incur even less aerodynamic drag. The updated models also come with a new reversible seatpost design that lets riders easily convert their bike for a triathlon or time trial with clip-on aero bars. This accessible version, the AR 5, costs $2,500. The high-end AR FRD Di2 comes complete with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 components and Zipp 404 wheels, and costs $12,500.

 

 Pinarello Dogma K Hydro

The Dogma K is built for riders who want the speed of the Tour de France-winning Dogma, but prefer a slightly more comfortable position and some additional damping. For 2014, the platform is available in a disc-brake version for added stopping power that will let you get the most out of your favorite descents. The bike will be sold only as a frameset in the United States and will cost $5,300.

Wilier Cento 1 Air
This new aero road model from Italian builder Wilier is designed to let you slip through the wind.  A frame module that includes a fork, seatpost, headset, and bottom bracket costs $4,000. Spend $5,000, and you get a complete bike with either Shimano Ultegra Di2 or a mix of Dura-Ace and Ultegra mechanical components.

HAPPY RIDING – HAPPY ADVENTURE

Dress For Cycling In Cold Weather

65°F – 70°F

Start with base layer; short-sleeved jersey; shorts; short finger gloves; socks

A shortfinger glove

60°F – 65°F

Add arm warmers; full-finger gloves

An arm warmer

Book List Recommendation

Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong
by Nick Ray

564 PAGES

This compact, practical guide, featuring maps and information on history, culture, excursions, accommodations and sightseeing, covers the entire Mekong region from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to Yunnan Province. (S.E.A $24.99)

Movie list Recommendation

Taking The Middle Path To Happiness

Director: Tom Vendetti

Imagine a country where happiness is the guiding principle of government. Imagine a people who see all life as sacred and the source of their happiness, a place with an abundance of clean and renewable energy, a nation committed to preserving its culture and whose progress is measured by obtaining Gross National Happiness for its people. Where is this Shangri-La? Bhutan. But can a place like Bhutan really exist? Can such ideals be realized? Can this small, geographically isolated country tucked away in the Himalayans truly protect its environment and culture as they open their doors to the West? The answer is rooted in the Bhutanese view of the world, anchored in Buddhism, with the simple message that happiness can only be found by taking the middle path the path that balances the needs of man with the powerful spirits of nature.