Category Archives: Challenges

Licensed to Thrill: How to Take Asia by Storm on Two Wheels in Seven Not-So-Easy Steps

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Audacious Lach

The Thai Transit Authority is the official body in Thailand vested with upholding the high standards of driver testing and certification that we’ve come to expect from Asian nations. Don’t be complacent. A foreign passport is no call for special treatment. … Continue reading →

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It All Changes In An Instant (or Why I’m Riding a Motorcycle Across Asia)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Audacious Lach

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When I wrote down the goal “ride a motorcycle across Asia”, I really had no idea what that … Continue reading →

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How to Swim With Sharks Without Sleeping With The Fishes

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Audacious Lach

If you can see Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death. Chuck Norris Facts I never really understood the meaning of those words until today. I … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Challenge 2: Skydive

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Audacious Lach

Lach’s first law of living deep: if you can’t think about it at terminal velocity, it’s probably not that important. “Don’t hold onto my hands. I need my hands to deploy the parachute. If you hold onto my hands, I … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Challenge 1: Bungee Jumping

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Audacious Lach

When you have come to the edge of all the light you have and step into the darkness of the unknown, believe that one of the two will happen to you: Either you’ll find something solid to stand on, or … Continue reading →

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