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Will I Get My Bicycle Back From War-Torn Georgia?
August 22, 2008
Right now, I am sitting in the garden of my girlfriend’s house in France. I’ve just realised that one mosquito has bitten me on my neck, elbow and leg. I travelled back to England from Georgia by public transport, to visit my family and get a visa in London. It took 5 days and was a great experience. I’ve just received a new Extrawheel trailer which I look forward to using when hit the road again.
Tags: War2008Cycle touringGeorgiaAdventurepublic-transportvisaEnglandExtrawheel
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Finding Real News These Days Is Not Easy But Its Important
August 19, 2008
This morning, I have been digging through the news about the conflict between Russia and Georgia. I am trying to find some articles, which are closer to what I consider to be the truth. Typing ‘real news’ into Google, I came across a news website which is member supported and does not accept advertising, government or corporate funding (http://therealnews.com). It seemed to me like a good start. I found the following pieces interesting:
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Media Coverage of War is As Confusing as War Itself
August 14, 2008
I’ve been following the news media frenzy on the conflict in Georgia. There are many news media channels available on google.co.uk/news and I’ve been watching the news breaking on this story, which has snowballed over the last ten days. In one article in the Times, I saw the following story: “A Georgian interior ministry spokesman said that, Russian forces were destroying Gori, which is about 50 miles north west of Tbilisi.
Tags: VagabondWarMediaTravelNewsGeorgiaTbilisiRussiaConflictnewsreporting
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When War Comes Too Close for Comfort
August 9, 2008
Today Georgia declared a state of war with Russia. Luckily, I’d left on the 26th of July to come home to England and surprise my family. I travelled by bus and train. I’m planning to start to travel back towards Georgia on Monday. I hope that by the time I intend to get back to Tbilisi (around the beginning of September) - the situation will have quietened down. I have secured my visas for onward travel into Azerbaijan, Iran and Pakistan, but if I can’t get to my bike which is in the basement of my friend’s (the architect) house, then I will be stuck and delayed.
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Earn Money and Stay Longer in One Place to Deepen Your Travel Experience
June 30, 2008
I’m working on a website for a real estate company here in Georgia because I have run out of money for the round the world bicycle trip. I’m living with a Dutch architect and an English real estate company director called Richard. It’s a nice novelty to live with an English (as my French girlfriend Fanny would call us), but we’re just so bloody English… The architect has a dream to cycle round the world, so it’s nice to have something in common.