Written on October 25, 2010
To whom it may concern, I felt compelled to write to your organisation after spending several days cycling from Dover to the East Midlands, having just arrived from continental Europe.
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Written on September 21, 2010
I’d worked hard to fund the ride home. Never before while on the road had I felt sufficiently flush as to splash out on a fresh delicious pizza, or a mouth-wateringly flavoursome ice-cream, or a expertly-prepared cappucino on an almost-daily basis!
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Written on August 30, 2010
Tom experiences his cycling tour through Europe with his wife, Tenny
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Written on August 24, 2010
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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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.
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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.
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After I’d recovered from a sudden illness, we hit the road again with fresh enthusiasm.
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As I write, it’s 5:30am in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Through the window of my host’s flat I can see the pale orange of the morning sun picking out the shapes of the new industrial complexes and apartment blocks that are sprouting at great speed.
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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.
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One of the most valuable resources I had when preparing to make the leap and begin cycle touring was the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook.
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An open letter to Sustrans
To whom it may concern, I felt compelled to write to your organisation after spending several days cycling from Dover to the East Midlands, having just arrived from continental Europe.
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Homeward Bound – Skipping Through Italy
I’d worked hard to fund the ride home. Never before while on the road had I felt sufficiently flush as to splash out on a fresh delicious pizza, or a mouth-wateringly flavoursome ice-cream, or a expertly-prepared cappucino on an almost-daily basis!
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Europe from a new perspective
Tom experiences his cycling tour through Europe with his wife, Tenny
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How to get sponsorship for your cycle tour
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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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.
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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.
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Off the map in Northern Mongolia – Another photo essay
After I’d recovered from a sudden illness, we hit the road again with fresh enthusiasm.
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On the rails – Sochi to Ulaanbaatar
As I write, it’s 5:30am in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Through the window of my host’s flat I can see the pale orange of the morning sun picking out the shapes of the new industrial complexes and apartment blocks that are sprouting at great speed.
Continue Reading »
Rain, train and pain – Yerevan to Sochi
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.
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The Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook
One of the most valuable resources I had when preparing to make the leap and begin cycle touring was the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook.
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