The one thing that people always worry about, including myself, when planning a trip is where will they sleep each night. When I set off from Ho Chi Minh City in July 2016 my first 3 nights accommodation were already sorted as I was staying with friends. After that it really was a journey into the unknown as I literally had no idea where I would stay each night.
The first few nights when I had to find accommodation were slightly daunting but within a week it had become second nature – as it is getting dark I look on the map to see where the nearest village is and then stop there to ask; well really use sign language – putting my hands together on my head and looking like I am going to sleep. People normally get the idea and will then point me in the direction I need to go or, more often than not, will shoot off and bring back somebody who I can stay with.
The total cost of accommodation on my world cycle ride was 2417 GBP which meant that the average nights accommodation works out at just over 7 GBP per night.
The tables below list where I have slept each night in each continent that I have cycled (not only on my world cycle ride but since then too) along with the type and price of accommodation; if you click on the location of each this will open a separate google map to show you exactly where I stayed:
Where have I slept?
World Cycle ride 2016 – 2017
ASIA
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
14th July 2016 | No name guest house | Khlong Yai, Thailand | £7 |
15th/16th July 2016 | SA Hotel | Trat, Thailand | £10 per night |
17th July 2016 | Klaeng Palace Hotel | Klaeng, Thailand | £8 |
18th July 2016 | No name guest house | Ban Bueng, Thailand | £8 |
19th/20th July 2016 | Stayed with David Nevin | On Nut, Bangkok, Thailand | £0 per night |
21st July 2016 | Rarin Resort | Bang Tabun, Thailand | £17 |
22nd July 2016 | Camped at Paul and Natt's | Cha Am, Thailand | £0 |
23rd July 2016 | Front Beach Hotel | Hua Hin, Thailand | £14 |
24th/25th July 2016 | Camped in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park | Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand | £0 per night |
26th July 2016 | Rocky Point Resort | Thap Sakae, Thailand | £24 |
27th July 2016 | No Name Resort | Bang Saphan Noi, Thailand | £10 |
28th July 2016 | Thung Wua Laen Beach Resort | Thung Wua Laen Beach | £15 |
29th July 2016 | Camped in Mu Ko Chumphon National Park | Near Chumphon | £0 |
30th July 2016 | Latda House | Lamae | £5 |
30th July 2016 | Anchalee Garden Hotel | Wiang Sa | £9 |
1st Aug 2016 | Camped at Em-orn and Ple's house | Trang | £0 |
2nd/3rd Aug 2016 | Sawan Resort | Koh Lipe | £20 per night |
4th Aug 2016 | Camped in ThaleBan National Park | Near Wang Prachan | £0 |
| | Total Cost | £187 |
Malaysia
Indonesia
Bali
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
11th & 12th Sept 2016 | Taksu Sanur Hotel | Sanur, Bali | £30 per night |
13th Sept 2016 | Celagi Hotel | Padang Bai | £10 |
| | Total Cost | £70 |
Lombok
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
14th Sept 2016 | Camped on beach | Sira Beach | £0 |
15th Sept 2016 | Camped in hospital grounds | Bayan Hospital | £0 |
16th Sept 2016 | Rinjani Homestay | Senaru | £5 |
17th Sept 2016 | Camped on crater rim | Mount Rinjani | £0 |
18th/19th/20th Sept 2016 | Saifana Organic Farm | Loloan | £15 per night |
21st Sept 2016 | Camped on beach | Sembelie | £0 |
| | Total Cost | £50 |
Sumbawa
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
22nd/23rd/24th Sept 2016 | Camped on beach | Unnamed beach | £0 per night |
25th Sept 2016 | Hotel Anda | Alas | £10 |
26th Sept 2016 | Pantai Kencana Hotel | Pantai Kencana | £20 |
27th Sept 2016 | No name guesthouse | Empang | £9 |
28th/29th/30th Sept 2016 | Monalisa Cottages | Lakey Beach | £5 per night |
1st/2nd/3rd Sept 2016 | Marina Hotel | Bima | £20 per night |
4th Oct 2016 | Losmen Mustika | Sape | £5 |
| | Total Cost | £119 |
Flores
Bali
OCEANIA
South Island New Zealand
North Island New Zealand
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
1st Jan-4th Jan 2017 | Apartment | Buenos Aires | £20 per night |
| | Total Cost | £80 |
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
2nd March 2017 | Hostal Ventisquero | Chile border | £12 |
3rd/4th March 2017 | Stayed with Natacha | Santiago | £0 per night |
5th March | Diego De Almagro Airport Hotel | SantiagoAirport | £20 |
| | Total Cost | £32 |
CENTRAL AMERICA
Panama
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
6th March 2017 | Crowne Plaza Hotel | Panama City Airport | £50 |
| | Total Cost | £50 |
EUROPE/ASIA
Turkey
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
7th-11th March 2017 | Istanbul | Istanbul | £30 per night |
| | Total Cost | £150 |
MIDDLE EAST
Oman
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
12th -14th March 2017 | Stayed with Ingmar and Karen | PDO, Muscat | £0 per night |
15th March 2017 | Camped on beach | Quiryat | £0 |
16th March 2017 | Camped on beach | Fins | £0 |
17th March 2017 | Camped in foothills | Sur | £0 |
18th March 2017 | Apartment Hotel | Al Ayjah | £20 |
19th/20th March 2017 | Ras Al Hadd Guesthouse (no camping on beach as turtles laying eggs) | Ras Al Hadd | £30 per night |
21st March 2017 | Qawawal Apartments | Al Kamil | £35 |
22nd March 2017 | Camped in desert | Wahiba Sands | £0 |
23rd/24th March | Camped in Wadi Bani Khalid | Wadi Bani Khalid | £0 per night |
25th March 2017 | Camped in desert | Lizq | £0 |
26th/27th March 2017 | Hotel Al Diyar | Nizwa | £35 per night |
28th March 2017 | Camped in Wadi | Bahla | £0 |
29th March 2017 | Camped in Wadi | Wadi Ghul | £0 |
30th March 2017 | Camped at top of Grand Canyon | Jabal Shems | £0 |
31st March 2017 | Camped in Wadi | Minthar | £0 |
1st April 2017 | Camped in Wadi | Wadi Damm | £0 |
2nd/3rd April 2017 | Stayed with Catherine (WS) | Ibri | £0 per night |
4th April 2017 | Stayed in plantation | As Sunaynah | £0 |
| | Total Cost | £185 |
United Arab Emirates
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
5th April 2017 | Stayed with Pete and Michelle | Al Ain | £0 |
6th April 2017 | Camped in desert | Al Faqa | £0 |
7th/8th April 2017 | Stayed with Brian and Emma | Dubai | £0 per night |
9th-11th April 2017 | Stayed with Rob and Airis | Dubai | £0 per night |
| | Total Cost | £0 |
EUROPE
Bulgaria
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
12th April 2017 | Best Western Airport Hotel | Sofia | £40 |
13th April 2017 | Lion Hotel, Sofia | Sofia | £6 |
14th April 2017 | Lion Hotel, Borovets | Borovets | £20 |
15th/16th April 2017 | Apartment | Plovdiv | £15 per night |
17th April 2017 | Ilikova Guesthouse | Kalofer | £6 |
18th April 2017 | Camped in Mountains | Shipka Pass | £0 |
19th April 2017 | Camped at Dryanovo Monastery | Dryanovo | £0 |
20th/21st April 2017 | Danube Plaza Hotel | Ruse | £10 per night |
| | Total Cost | £122 |
Romania
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
22nd April 2017 | Paul and Anca, Warmshowers | Bucharest | £0 |
23rd April - 3rd May 2017 | Flew to Malaysia for holiday with wife | Penang | £0 |
5th May 2017 | Paul and Anca, Warmshowers | Bucharest | £0 |
6th May 2017 | Pensiunea Dely Cios | Vălenii de Munte | £15 |
7th May 2017 | Aro Sport Hotel | Brasov | £15 (Andy & Eoghan) |
8th May 2017 | Garofița Pietrei Craiului Homestay | Zarnesti | £10 (Andy & Eoghan) |
9th May 2017 | Phonix Hotel | Sighisoara | £25 (Andy & Eoghan) |
10th May 2017 | Hotel Daniel | Sibiu | £24 (Andy & Eoghan) |
11th May 2017 | Subcetate Homestay | Deva | £18 (Andy & Eoghan) |
| | Total Cost | £107 |
Hungary
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
12th/13th May 2017 | Air BnB apartment | Budapest | £25 (Andy & Eoghan) |
14th May 2017 | Camped Lake Balaton | Balatonkenese | £0 |
15th May 2017 | Camped Lake Balaton | Balatonbolgar | £0 |
16th May 2017 | Camped Lake Balaton | Balatonbereny | £0 |
17th May 2017 | Camped Lake Balaton | Keszthely | £0 |
18th May 2017 | Stayed with Richard in Budapest | Budapest | £0 |
19th May 2017 | Camped next to Danube | Esztergomi | £8 (Damian) |
20th May 2017 | Hotel Duna Panoráma Panzió | Gonyu | £15 (Richard & Damian) |
| | Total Cost | £48 |
Slovakia
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
21st to 24th May 2017 | Stayed at Karen and Damian's house | Pernek (Bratislava) | £0 per night |
| | Total Cost | £0 |
Austria
Slovenia
Italy
2019 France / Switzerland / Italy / France
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
3rd July 2019 | Hotel Des Buttes Chaumont | Paris, France | £40 each |
4th July 2019 | Genevieve's House | Plaine, France | £0 |
5th July 2019 | Wildcamp | , Obernai, France | £0 |
6th July 2019 | Campsite | Colmar, France | £10 each |
7th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Lake Gendarmer, France | £0 |
8th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Lake Gendarmer, France | £0 |
9th July 2019 | Genevieve's House | Plaine, France | £0 |
10th July 2019 | Genevieve's House | Plaine, France | £0 |
11th July 2019 | Campsite | Basel, France | £10 each |
12th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Aarau, Switzerland | £0 |
13th July 2019 | Campsite | Lucerne, Switzerland | £10 each |
14th July 2019 | Ibis Budget Hotel | Lucerne, Switzerland | £40 each |
15th July 2019 | Campsite (no charge) | Andermatt, Switzerland | £0 |
16th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Bellinzona, Switzerland | £0 |
17th July 2019 | Campsite | Lake Lugano, Switzerland | £10 each |
18th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Vigone, Italy | £0 |
19th July 2019 | Wildcamp | Aisone, Italy | £0 |
20th July 2019 | Ian and Sue's Chalet | Auron, France | £0 |
21st July 2019 | Ian and Sue's Chalet | Auron, France | £0 |
22nd July 2019 | Ian and Sue's Chalet | Auron, France | £0 |
23rd July 2019 | Ian and Sue's Chalet | Auron, France | £0 |
24th July 2019 | Ian and Sue's Chalet | Auron, France | £0 |
| | Total Cost | £120 |
2019 Ireland
Date | Accommodation type | Location | Cost |
3rd August 2019 | Wildcamp | Schull | £0 |
4th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Kenmare | £0 |
5th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Beaufort | £0 |
6th -9th August 2019 | Stayed with family | Dingle | £0 |
10th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Beal Beach | £0 |
11th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Kenmare | £0 |
12th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Doolin Headland | £0 |
13th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Corofin | £0 |
14th August 2019 | Wildcamp | Galway | £0 |
15th - 20th August 2019 | Stayed with family | Cork | £0 |
| | Total Cost | £0 |
So far on my trip the outstanding experiences have been when I have stayed with local people rather than in hotels/guesthouses and I would really appreciate it if anybody reading this could offer me more of these opportunities as I cycle my way around the world. (click here to watch a couple of videos of my experiences of local hospitality – video 1 and video 2)
I do also appreciate a ‘little poshness’ now and again – where I can get a good nights sleep, get my washing done and have a good chin wag with people. If you think that you would love to offer me somewhere to stay but think that your place may be too small I honestly just need a few meters space on a floor. I don’t even need a bed – after a long days cycling I sleep like a log and have my own roll mat and sleeping bag. As long as I have somewhere safe to sleep that is all that really matters.
For a more detailed explanation of the route that I will be following please click here or follow the route tabs at the top of the page. If it looks like I will be cycling past where you live feel free to join me for a couple of days, or if you can’t join me then the offer of a meal, a garden to pitch my tent or even a bed for the night would be amazing.
To contact me about the future dates that I will be cycling through a specific city/country please leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I can, or alternatively click here to email me direct!
Thanks for your help.
Stewart