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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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Tag Archives: Abu Dhabi
A Final Push to Dubai
I got off the bus in Muscat and noticed immediately that the crowds assembling to watch me reconstructing my bike were not Omanis. South Asians from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka form a large underclass in Oman, working as labourers on construction sites and in date plantations, as mechanics, metalworkers and carpenters, and running [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Also tagged Arabia, Asia, Extreme Weather, Middle East, Oman, On The Road, Philosophising, UAE 8 Comments
Political Conundrum Affects Man On Bike (Again)