Tag Archives: On The Road

Back In The Saddle From Ulaanbaatar To Bulgan

By Tom | Published: June 1, 2010
The life of a cycle tourist is often dictated by the forces of nature. This was never more true than for the first week’s journeying from the Mongolian capital out into the depths of the steppes. Rain, snow, hail, headwinds, tailwinds, sidewinds, dust-storms, baking sun, freezing cold, cloud tapestries and clear blue skies all made [...]
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Rain, Train and Pain – Yerevan to Sochi

By Tom | Published: May 18, 2010
Her familiar, tearful, smiling face was framed by the tinted window, then a silhouette, receding; finally she joined the flecked shapes swaying within the departing bus as it began its 24-hour journey to Tehran. I put my hands in my pockets and trudged towards the subway. For the next few days I would put loneliness [...]
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Mountain Biking Across Outer Mongolia

By Tom | Published: May 4, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I went to watch Armenia play ice hockey. The match was part of the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships. Being a 3rd division group match, it featured countries not usually associated with winter sports – South Africa, North Korea, and on this occasion, Mongolia, who were promptly thrashed [...]
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341 Photos of Fully Loaded Touring Bicycles

By Tom | Published: April 10, 2010
The FLT gallery is a fantastic testament to the world of differences and similarities of bikes taken on tour. It’s a great page to pull up whenever I need some inspiration to get planning for my next trip, or just to get out there and ride.
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Cycling The Middle East And North Africa – A Photography Exhibition in Yerevan

By Tom | Published: March 9, 2010
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 [...]
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