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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)
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Tag Archives: Local Culture
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 Also tagged Armenia, Asia, Georgia, Mongolia, Moscow, On The Rails, On The Road, On The Water, Russia, Sochi, Turkey, Ulaan Baatar, Yerevan 6 Comments
Mongolia: The Cream Of Adventure Cycle-Touring
In 2006, Andy and I took our mountain-bikes up to Inverness and spent a week riding an off-road route to Fort William, which we had put together from detailed Ordinance Survey maps. We made a lot of mistakes — carrying all of our kit in heavy backpacks, relying for a good night’s sleep on a [...]
Posted in Expedition Log Also tagged Asia, Equipment, Extreme Weather, Local History, Mongolia, On The Road, Philosophising, Photography 12 Comments
The Marco Polo of the Middle East
While I was travelling through Europe, people would sometimes smile and jokingly pass reference to Marco Polo, the medieval Italian merchant who brought home epic tales of Asia, now immortalised as one of history’s great adventurers, and whose experiences neither I nor anyone else stand the slightest chance of recreating in today’s world. While I [...]
Posted in Off The Bike Also tagged Arabia, Asia, Books, Dubai, Local History, Middle East, Writing 8 Comments
Why I Can’t Live In Armenia (I’m Too British)
My life is boring. My daily routine consists of getting up an hour before sunrise, going for a run, jumping into (and rapidly out of) a cold shower, having breakfast and then sitting down for an 8-to-12-hour stint in front of my computer screen. I am making websites for a living these days. It puts [...]
Posted in Off The Bike, Random Musings Also tagged Armenia, Future Plans, Home, Philosophising, Rants, Rest Days, Work, Writing, Yerevan 18 Comments

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