Digby's Journal

Gasoline, Grit and the Great Escape

Field notes, reflections, and insights gathered over decades of exploring Asia’s backroads. Browse our motorcycle touring journal and see where the trail has taken us.

Rally Indochina was a motorcycle charity rally that raised US$250,000 for Blue Dragon Children's Foundation. It was joined by riders from all over the world.
Since its foundation in 1996, COPE Laos has assisted thousands of people with mobility-related problems, including UXO (unexploded ordinance) survivors.
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation is a Hanoi-based charity. It helps children escape slavery and forced labour, and provides housing, employment and education.