Monthly Archives: October 2009

How To Film Your Solo Cycling Expedition

By Tom | Published: October 27, 2009
I’ve filmed every significant step of the last two and a half years, but when I started I’d barely picked up a video camera before. This article will share some of the dos and don’ts I’ve learnt that relate to DIY bike expedition films, and DIY travel films in general, whether they’re destined for Youtube [...]
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How To Finance Long-Term Travelling

By Tom | Published: October 22, 2009
When I left home in 2007, it was simple. I had 700 Euros stashed in my luggage, a current account containing £3700 GBP with a Visa Debit card to get at it, and a couple of emergency credit cards. I’d be as stingy as possible, because it wasn’t much! But it was all I had, [...]
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Off-Road In The Caucasus Mountains Of Georgia

By Tom | Published: October 20, 2009
Last week I travelled to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to meet Andy for a few days of mountain-biking in the Caucasus mountains to the north of the city. Andy told me that many people outside the country still think it must be a ‘warzone’. This is probably due to the monumental fuss made by [...]
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Images From Two Years On The Road

By Tom | Published: October 10, 2009
Travel offers enviable opportunities for developing creative skills such as photography. I’ve enjoyed taking these shots immensely, and I hope you enjoy viewing this whittled-down selection of what I think are my best snaps of all. Only the first few photos are shown here. It’s better to go and view the complete album on Flickr [...]
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Getting Married And Quitting Facebook

By Tom | Published: October 9, 2009
On Saturday the 19th of September Tenny and I were married in a small wedding ceremony in Yerevan. We had made a surprise arrival at the church on Armenia’s one and only cycle rickshaw with an entourage of bicycle activists leading and following us through the main streets of the city. After the ceremony we [...]
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