What Kit Do You Need To Go Adventure Cycling?
This post is one of a series about Adventure Cycle Touring that formed part of the foundation for my ebook Prepare Pack Pedal. It is ideal if your …
Weave of the Ride: A tale told from two points of view
I was happy to have two blog posts written about Weave of the Ride. Tom Allen from tomsbiketrip.com and Alastair Humphreys (National Geographic …
Weave of the Ride - A Book About Cycling Across Europe with No Idea and No Budget
Having graduated from university, I was lucky to get a job, but I felt life had more to offer than the daily commute and hours on the computer. I …
Weave of the Ride Book Launch Speech
Weave of the Ride is close to me as it speaks about my personal encounters and conversations with different cultures on my journeys. My travels can be …
Bikepacking Mongolia - A couple of Morons go off the beaten track
Over the last week of riding Tom and I have ventured off the beaten track. After the town of Bulgan the asphalt ended. Soon we were back on the dirt …
Staying with a Stone Mason in Yazd and Seeing Zurkhaneh on the Way to the Pakistan Border
After Isfahan the landscape between the big cities was bare and remote but the roads were extremely good quality. I choose to take the highway because …
Notes from BBC Northampton Radio Interview
What route have you travelled so far? The trip started in June 2007 and I cycled across Europe to the Caucasus. After getting an Iran Visa, I spent …
The Challenge of Border Bureacracy with a Self-Imposed No Fly Travel Policy
I’m in Delhi. I got a Pakistan visa about 2 weeks ago. I had applied for an Iran LOI (letter of invitation - required for the Iran visa, through …
Cycling Out of Kathmandu
I cycled out of Kathmandu contending with smoky diesel fumes from the relentless traffic. Gradually I made my way into the suburbs and up out of the …
Arriving to Varanasi on India Day in Thick Fog Eating Jelebi
I slept in a police station last night and they gave me a fantastic meal of Roti, Aloo Gobi, Chappati, fried cauliflower and potato. I’m on the …