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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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- I don't normally drink coffee, which is probably why the double espresso I just drank is making me feel like my heart's stopped about 9 hours ago from web
- New blog is online at http://tom.ride-earth.org.uk - catharsis never felt so good... about 3 days ago from Splitweet
- Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2): I wrote Part 1 of this article… http://goo.gl/fb/G6zxP #cycle #travel about 4 days ago from Google
- Finally found a place to get online, write blogs and upload photos! about 4 days ago from web
- Europe From A New Perspective: I think having my wife alongside me for this… http://goo.gl/fb/kEeH6 #cycle #travel about 2 weeks ago from Google
Recent Comments
- andy on Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2) 1 day 20 hours ago:
A really cool blog post. I enjoyed it! I think that ‘people are a product of their environment’... (more) - Liz Allen on Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2) 2 days 22 hours ago:
Interesting and insightful comments above. A thought – perhaps you would not be doing your journeying... (more) - Alastair Humphreys on Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2) 3 days 6 hours ago:
Hi Tom, Many of these sentiments resonate with my own thoughts upon returning to Europe. But I did... (more) - Fearghal on Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2) 3 days 18 hours ago:
You should get in touch with Julian Sayarer when you get back, judging by this post you two angry young men... (more) - Andy on Europe From A New Perspective 9 days 20 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)
- andy on Thoughts From The Far End Of Europe (Part 2) 1 day 20 hours ago:
Tag Archives: Yerevan
HDR Travel Photography For Beginners (Like Me)
If you’re remotely interested in photography and you use the internet, you’ve probably come across the term ‘HDR’. It means ‘high dynamic range’ and can be summarised as a method of preserving detail in the highlight and shadow of an image that would be lost on the limited intelligence and capability of a camera, but [...]
Posted in Off The Bike, Practical Advice Also tagged Armenia, Creativity, Egypt, Equipment, HDR, How-To, On The Road, Photography, Sudan, Tutorials, Wild Camping 712 Comments
Getting Married And Quitting Facebook
On Saturday the 19th of September Tenny and I were married in a small wedding ceremony in Yerevan. We had made a surprise arrival at the church on Armenia’s one and only cycle rickshaw with an entourage of bicycle activists leading and following us through the main streets of the city. After the ceremony we [...]
Posted in Off The Bike Also tagged Armenia, Facebook, Future Plans, Marriage, Philosophising, Rants, Romance, Wedding 11 Comments
Building A Bicycle Wheel In Ten Easy Steps
People fear wheel-building. None more so than touring cyclists. Nobody, apart from a tiny elite of skilled craftsmen in scattered bike shops across the world, should dare impinge on this secretive world of mechanical artistry. But we all have a capacity for art, don’t we? Could it really be all that difficult? I had a [...]
Why Cycle-Touring Is Good For Your Legs
Since I got back from a spontaneous hitching trip from Armenia to England and back, my mind has been on the problem of keeping fit. Like an awful lot of us, I’m destined to spend my time (for the next few months, at least) in a city. More than half of the world’s human population [...]
Now And Next For A Long-Term Bicycle Adventurer