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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)
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Tag Archives: Charity
Get A Postcard From Outer Mongolia
When was the last time you got a postcard from Outer Mongolia? Probably a fair while ago, I’ll warrant. So here’s the deal. I’m trying to raise £1,000 for The Wilderness Foundation UK by — appropriately — mountain-biking just over 1,000 miles off-road across a big wilderness area of Mongolia. I’ll send a postcard from [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Also tagged Asia, Environment, Fundraising, Future Plans, Mongolia, The Wilderness Foundation UK 4 Comments
Cycling The Middle East And North Africa — A Photography Exhibition in Yerevan
While I realise that a great deal of my readers won’t be in Yerevan this Friday the 12th of March, I feel that it’s important to put the word out about my first ever photography exhibition — or any kind of exhibition, for that matter. Thanks to the Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, forty [...]
Posted in Off The Bike Also tagged Africa, Arabia, Armenia, Fundraising, Middle East, On The Road, Photography, Yerevan 8 Comments
What You’ve Missed About Charity Bike Rides
There’s a backlash happening against charity bike rides. I’m not sure why. For me, it’s a way of trying to give in a time when you often feel like you’re doing an awful lot of taking. Every couple of months sees the announcement of yet another heroic long-distance solo bicycle odyssey, pitting man against the [...]
Have Micro-Adventures For Better Weekends
I recently came across a new meme by way of Alastair Humphreys’ blog, which I’ve been reading regularly since I read his great travel books while preparing for Ride Earth. The idea of a ‘micro-adventure’ strikes a very relevant chord in this post-ride phase. City life isn’t really my thing. Noise, pollution and a feeling of [...]
Posted in Off The Bike Also tagged Armenia, Challenges, England, Europe, Hitch-hiking, Home, Micro-adventures, On The Road, Turkey, Yerevan 5 Comments

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