Midnight Run - CycleBlaze

Midnight Run

The Soul Dash

By Phit Steve
894 km (555 miles) over 104 days since Mar. 4, 2025
Editing Notes: Phone saved all pictures as HEIC files which is a nightmare so I need to convert to JPG and upload. Will start with Koh Phangan first and work backwards heart 0

The Planning

Why a Midnight Run heart 3
The Case for Long Term Planning heart 1
Pre-Planning: The Long Game heart 1
AI-Assisted Pre-Planning: The Short Game heart 0
Almost Chickened Out heart 0

The Execution

A Dry Run for The Run heart 16
Tuesday: The Day I Disappeared heart 9
The Shimmering Lights of Seoul heart 1

Korea: Find My Soul in Seoul

Days K1-4: Feet on the Ground heart 23
Days K5-9: Emotional Margin Call heart 1
Days K10-12: Seoul to Busan Bike Trail heart 38

Taiwan: The Other China

Thailand: Finding My Footing

Dubai: Full Circle Again

Life on the Run: Feeling Like a Fugitive heart 0
Days D1-4: Reconnections, New Connections heart 1
Day D5: Crippled by "Water Damage" heart 0

Kazakhstan: The World is Your Oyster

Days K1-4: Untapped Potential heart 10
AI-Assisted Plan to Solve a Bureaucratic Mess heart 0

The Restive Thai South

Day DS1: The Unofficial Ambassador heart 27
Day DS2: 400 Years Old heart 18
Day DS3: Off the Radar heart 5
Day DS4: Songkhla Rest Day and Adhoc Tour heart 8
Day DS5: You're Better Off Riding! heart 0
The Idea is Born: Thailand Night Rides heart 0
Alternative Income Stream: Prop Firm Futures Trading heart 0
Day DS6: Koh Samui or Bust heart 2

Passport Renewal: Forced Interlude

Days R1-3: The Samui Pre-Renewal heart 1
Day R4: Bureaucratic Dread heart 1
Day R5: Bangkok, The City That Won't Let Me Sleep heart 0
Two Months On: The Run Clarified heart 1
Days R6-16: Bangkok Full Circle heart 0
Days R17-18: Seeds of a Movement While Moving heart 0
Days R:19-21: Moving South With No Passport heart 0
Day R22: The Manual heart 0
Day R23: Waterfall Party heart 0
Days R24-32: Samui With the Wife heart 0
Days R33: Averting a Meltdown. Getting Off Samui. heart 0
Days R34-35: Forging Dreams and an Future on Koh Phangan heart 0
Day R36-38: New Passport Finally in Hand heart 0

Back on the Bike

Days B -4 to -1: Getting Back to Samui heart 0
Day B0: Best Flight of my Life heart 0
Days B1-3: Bike Washed and Ready heart 0
Logistics: Where The Midnight Run Goes Next heart 1
Day B4: Koh Phangan ... Again heart 1
Day B5: Best Island in Thailand heart 0
Day B6: Haad Yuan Scooter Misadventure heart 0
Day B7: Navigating the Full Moon Party on a Folding Bike heart 0
Day B8: Counterfactual Analysis heart 0
Day B9: Last Day on the Island heart 0
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