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I’m Tom, and I’m from a small village in England. Since 2007 I’ve been cycling through some of Europe, Asia and Africa.
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- Europe From A New Perspective: I think having my wife alongside me for this… http://goo.gl/fb/kEeH6 #cycle #travel about 1 week ago from Google
- Ride a bike? Help save a century of British history from demise http://bit.ly/cGt8IW about 1 week ago from Twuffer
- My Ten Most Interesting Photos on Flickr: Flickr is a fantastic photo… http://goo.gl/fb/3R460 #cycle #travel about 1 week ago from Google
- On the new craze of riding round the world as fast as you possibly can. http://bit.ly/9CvbJX about 1 week ago from TweetMeme
- Heading rapidly West - tonight in Istanbul. Seventh visit in three years and I don't ever tire of getting lost here about 1 week ago from Splitweet
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- Andy on Europe From A New Perspective 2 days 2 hours ago:
I’m excited to know how you are both getting on riding together and how Tenny is coping with the biking. Hope you are... (more) - Adrineh on Europe From A New Perspective 2 days 5 hours ago:
I echo Liz’s comments: stay safe and have fun! Say hi to Tenny from me. Miss you both! (and Yerevan misses you ;) (more) - Ria on Touring Wheelset Review – Sun Rhyno Lite rims on Shimano Deore XT 36h hubs 3 days 9 hours ago:
Hi One of the posters from Crazyguyonabike just reffered me to this article.... (more) - Liz Allen on Europe From A New Perspective 7 days 3 hours ago:
Good to catch up with your thoughts. I think Tenny is very brave and heroic to take on the trip, being a novice cyclist,... (more) - Liz Allen on My Ten Most Interesting Photos on Flickr 8 days 8 hours ago:
The bike at dusk in the Sahara is one of my favourites too. But then again I think you have many amazing shots... (more)
- Andy on Europe From A New Perspective 2 days 2 hours ago:
Category Archives: Expedition Log
Confessions of a Novice Cycle Tourist
So, Tenny, what are you doing today, and why are you doing it? Today? Well now I’m drinking my coffee before I start sorting things out, packing, cleaning the flat, cooking… yeah. And why are you packing and sorting things out and cleaning the flat?
Moving Forward From Vanilla Cycle Touring
Five years ago, I invented cycle-touring. After rejecting backpacking out-of-hand as a fulfilling post-university form of escapism, I eventually hit upon the idea to ride a bicycle — a bicycle! — from England, all the way to Croatia. The loose motivation for this was to visit a friend, but having a cool adventure in exotic, [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Tagged Future Plans, Home, Language, Local Culture, Philosophising, Rest Days 7 Comments
Four Spectacular Moments From Mongolia
These composite shots are from moments during my time in Mongolia when I made a special effort to capture the essence of the landscape and the atmosphere. You can be the judge of how successful I was!
Posted in Expedition Log Tagged Asia, Creativity, Extreme Weather, HDR, Mongolia, On The Road, Photography 15 Comments
The Long Road Back To Yerevan
Coming home meant two things: a very long journey by public transport, and lugging an unwieldy collection of funny-shaped bags and bits of metal through a variety of cities in the summer heat. Choosing to travel exclusively by land meant that the excursion was really much more than just a bike ride in Mongolia. It was [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Tagged Armenia, Asia, Georgia, Local Culture, Mongolia, Moscow, On The Rails, On The Road, On The Water, Russia, Sochi, Turkey, Ulaan Baatar, Yerevan 6 Comments
Europe From A New Perspective