Author: Susan Doram

I am passionate about cycling and enjoy encouraging others to ride their bicycles. I am a cycle coach and founder member and chair for Leicester Women's Velo and Founder member and club secretary for Ride on Sistas.

I love to encourage others to get active. I am an award wining personal trainer and one of Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling 2019.

I've been on numerous cycle tours and have encouraged others to join me. Part of my cycle touring experience has included cycling around the world for just over 2 1/2 years.

KL to Taiping

I met this group of five riders in Teluk Intan. They’re from Kuala Lumpur and they were cycling around the whole of Malaysia. They called themselves Lima Kaki (five legs). They were heading in the opposite direction to me and to be honest my plan that day after leaving them was to try and work…… Continue reading KL to Taiping

Melaka to KL

When I left Melaka I met two older men at a service station. They were funny. The first man, Rahman, said that had it not been Ramadan he would have taken me to lunch, he said that if I’m in Melaka after Ramadan I should get in touch. The second one had to ask if…… Continue reading Melaka to KL

A Year

I spent my one year anniversary touring with Khim in Sean in Melaka. I keep on being asked by people about how many miles I have done over the past year. I could actually tell people but I don’t because if I work it out. What I’ve cycled in the past year is far less…… Continue reading A Year

Morning! Welcome to Malaysia.

Crossing over from Singapore to Malaysia there was quite a contrast. Singapore is clean, I don’t think that anywhere is as pristine so entering any country after leaving Singapore would be quite a contrast. Cycling over the causeway from Singapore to Malaysia was great all of the cars were gridlocked and I just cycled by.…… Continue reading Morning! Welcome to Malaysia.

Singapore

I spent a week in Singapore. Enough time to acclimatise to the temperature and to have a look around. I spent my first two nights at a very cycle friendly hostel: The people that owned the place were cycle tourists. SK in the picture above cycled from Finland to Singapore, a few years ago. He’s…… Continue reading Singapore

Canberra to Sydney

Canberra I caught a bus from Batemans Bay to Canberra. I had been advised that the road to Canberra could be quite dangerous; at least one car a week spins out on the road because it’s quite twisty and hilly. Travelling from Batemans Bay to Canberra was quite a transition. Canberra looked very autumnal due…… Continue reading Canberra to Sydney

Sydney to Bateman’s Bay

Initially I was not keen on spending much time in Australia. I visited Australia 20 odd years ago on my way back home from Tonga to the U.K. I spent three weeks here and didn’t have much desire to visit again, also I did not like the idea of camping in a country that had…… Continue reading Sydney to Bateman’s Bay

You’re Just Not As Fat

Back in the 90’s I lived and taught maths and science at a school in the South Pacific and so I thought that I’d go back and have a look to see if it’s changed. I got picked up by an ex-student and friend, Sekolatika: She’s a mother of seven, her oldest being 20. I…… Continue reading You’re Just Not As Fat

Allie and Roger

I met Allie and Roger in December when I was Cycle touring on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. One of the first things that I noticed about them was that they had a very small Trangia (camping cook set). My trangia is suited for 3 – 4 people whereas theirs…… Continue reading Allie and Roger