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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
Recent Comments
- Andy on Europe From A New Perspective 2 days 3 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 4 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 3 hours ago:
Category Archives: Off The Bike
My First Panorama — Lake Khovsgol, Mongolia
I’ve been experimenting again… But the small version doesn’t do it justice. Have a look at a slightly bigger size.
5 Top Reads From Last Year
I’ve been reading through some of the older posts I made while on the road in the Middle East and Africa. Let’s face it, they’re far more interesting than the practical advice I’ve been trying to dish out recently — you can’t beat a bit of vicarious adventure! And this was one of the most [...]
A Story About Giving
Last year Andy organised a donation of bicycles in India through the charity Wheels4Life. You can read about this story on his blog. If you haven’t heard of Wheels4Life, it’s a simple idea to provide bicycles to communities in extreme poverty whose members have no other form of transport — between homes, schools, markets, healthcare facilities, [...]
Risk and Uncertainty in Life and Travel
Andy has written an excellent and thought-provoking article on the value of risk-taking. He’s returned to live in the UK now and it’s interesting to see how he is applying the lessons learnt from travel to a post-Ride-Earth life: Often there seems to be a lot of emphasis put on being ‘certain’. We are used [...]
My Ten Most Interesting Photos on Flickr