Weave of the Ride Officially Launched (so Now You Can Get Your Copy)
On Saturday 3rd of August 2013, ‘Weave of the Ride’ was officially launched on a sunny Hampstead Heath. People turned up from all …
Weave of the Ride: A tale told from two points of view
I was happy to have two blog posts written about Weave of the Ride. Tom Allen from tomsbiketrip.com and Alastair Humphreys (National Geographic …
Tales of Adventure - An evening of animating stories of exploration
‘The George’ pub founded in 1723 as a coffee house and gets its name either from the proprieter whose name was George or from Georgia III …
Working and Travelling in Dubai, UAE and why it blew me away
On the 5th October I flew to Dubai, UAE to work on exhibition stands at the Gitex technology trade-shows in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I returned to Dubai …
21 Observations about Mongolia - tips for the Mongolia traveller
In 2010 I did a trip to Mongolia. After travelling there by the Trans-Siberian train, I cycled 1000km across the open steppe. Having been back in …
Wind-Powered Pedalling and Diving into Walls of Dust Just for fun
The last week has been a lot of fun cycling off-road through stunning scenery with a generous helping of bizarre weather conditions. TODO: tom- …
Soviet Mattress Suspension and Ulaan Baatar
Tom and I are now in Ulaan Baatar. The bus journey here was arduous. We expected it to take around seven hours but it took the entire day. However, …
Taking the Trans Siberian Train to Go Mountain biking in Mongolia
I travelled by bus (Eurolines and Ecolines) from London to Moscow. Tom came from Yerevan on trains and buses and took the ferry from Trabzon (Turkey) …
Staying with a Stone Mason in Yazd and Seeing Zurkhaneh on the Way to the Pakistan Border
After Isfahan the landscape between the big cities was bare and remote but the roads were extremely good quality. I choose to take the highway because …
How With Decision Made The Travel Process Can Continue
After leaving the Iran embassy having been rejected for the visa a second time, I cycled over to the travel agency, and booked a flight to Istanbul. …