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Category Archives: Cycling
Meeting an Old Flame
It was unsettling to see how memories and the biggest moments in our lives fade, in the end, to nothing. How long will it be before I have forgotten more about that journey than I remember?
Photo Friday essay: A Canine Ride Through Romania
Once upon a time, my husband and I (writes Tara) cycled through Romania. Along the way, we fell in love with the remoteness of its mountains… …and the generosity of the kind folk who lived in its small villages. Perhaps most of all, we adored the stray dogs that roamed the streets in droves. Many [...]
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Photo Friday essay – the contrasting experiences of long distance bike travel
Here are six different areas that have provided plenty of variety over the 15,000km that we've cycled so far.
Cycling to the Rugby World Cup
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400 seconds from Mark Beaumont on riding round the world and climbing high peaks
Mark Beaumont shares stories from his round the world cycle and his latest ride down the Americas at the recent Scottish Night of Adventure. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
Cycling the Americas at World Record Pace
Scott Napier talks amusingly of his impressively swift ride from Alaska to Patagonia. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
Guest Blog: Musings Before a Big Journey
What I hadn't expected was that I'd feel quite so bored with the whole thing...
Right now I'm just a person sitting in the pub talking about cycling round the world.
In praise of the bicycle
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 2011, if I could offer you only one tip for the future, travelling by bicycle would be it. Cycling is the best way to experience a country and a culture. I am well aware that I am biased: I have spent five years of my life cycling through [...]
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Destination: Muckle Flugga. Microadventure #6
A journey through the most remote islands of Great Britain by folding bike and packraft.
Guest Photo Story: Riding through France
Sunny photos from a bike ride. Guaranteed to make you smile!
Wear a Helmet
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Guest Photo Post: Cycling to India
Andy Welch shares some memories and musings from his ride from England to Asia. 1. After sleeping poorly in a dusty, disused hut on the coastal hillside I was eager to get out of the place. I climbed further up the embankment to better take in the breaktaking views across the Black Sea. 2. A [...]
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Microadventure on the Shetland Isles
By bike and packraft to the most remote outpost of the UK. Microadventure Number 6 for the year.
Photo Friday: Morning on the open road
Today’s Photo Friday comes from Verena and Luciano Lepre. “In 1996 we quit our jobs and got on our bicycles heading in the general direction of Nepal. We had no set route and no real itinerary, in other words, no definite plans. After travelling in this manner this freedom has transformed us and continues to [...]
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The One Day Bike Tour
Too many people say to me "One day I'd like to do a big journey by bike. But I don't have the time..."
I Challenge You to go on a Tiny Bike Ride
All I'm asking is that, one sunny morning, you leave home 20 minutes earlier and pootle to work on your bike.
The Global Bicycle Race
Do you think you could ride round the world in 162 days?
It didn’t quite kill us, so I guess we’re… stronger?
A mad tale of a long-distance unicycle adventure.
Some Sensible Advice for Bike Expeditions
I get a lot of emails with questions about going on long bike journeys. Recently I was CC-ed into an email exchange between an aspiring adventurer and John Watson, who cycled to India a few years ago. I thought it was worth sharing John’s answers here, and he was happy for me to do so. [...]
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