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Category Archives: Adventures
Entering KazakhstanÂ
The excitement entering a new country still thrills me each time I do it. Though we had not entered Kazakhstan quite the way we had planned, it was still an adventure. Crossing the border with our packaged up bicycles was … Continue reading
Posted in China, China to UK by Bicycle
Tagged almaty, bicycle, bus, Kazakhstan, Urumqi
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The Little House in the Wilderness
We had enjoyed a slight tailwind on the latter part of Monday’s cycle ride, but when we woke up bright and early at 5.30am on Tuesday, all was calm. Perhaps, if we were more familiar with the local weather patterns, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, China to UK by Bicycle
Tagged feeding the rat, Turpan, Urumqi, Xinjiang
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The First Few Days
Well, we successfully collected our bikes from Turpan station on Saturday afternoon and spent the next few hours sorting out our gear and attempting to repack it all into our panniers. This proved somewhat difficult, as with only two rear … Continue reading
Posted in China, China to UK by Bicycle
Tagged camping, cycle, touring, Turpan, Urumqi, winter, Xinjiang
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And so it begins…or does it?
Our first week on the road has been less road-like, and more hotel-room-and-train-cabin-like. We knew there would be some waiting around before we began our journey, it was always inevitable. We had to get visas for China and Russia before … Continue reading
Christmas 2016
The landscape that surrounds Yangshuo is as extraordinary as its reputation suggests. It would be completely flat, except for the hundreds of limestone karsts scattered across the area: huge mounds of white and orange rock protruding from the ground. There … Continue reading
Posted in Best of the Blog, China
Tagged China, Christmas, highline, Treasure Cave, Wild Camping
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Hong Kong
It has been almost exactly 3 months since I arrived in Hong Kong. I have been freelancing for a company called Asia Pacific Adventure, an outdoor company that takes school groups out of their comfort zones in the countryside around … Continue reading
Hong Kong – The Unknown and Unexpected
I arrived in Hong Kong three weeks ago, having traveled overland from Cambodia via Vietnam and China by bus and train. I was starting a new job, with people I didn’t know and in a place I had never been … Continue reading
A Siem Reap Cycle Tour
For anyone interested in doing their own cycle tour in Cambodia, this blog post is for you! When we searched the internet initially, we found that most of the information online was for guided tours with established companies in Siem … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling Cambodia, Overland Travel, Practical Information
Tagged 400km, Cambodia, cycle, cycling, loop, route, Siem Reap, tour, touring, week
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Anlong Veng to Siem Reap
It is 126km (over 80 miles) from Anlong Veng to Siem Reap, if you take the short cut through Angkor Wat. What we didn’t realise until later, was that you were unable to take this shortcut that we had in … Continue reading
Posted in Best of the Blog, Cycling Cambodia
Tagged Adventure, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, cycle, cycling, loop, overland, tour
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Sra Aem to Anlong Veng
Feeling thoroughly refreshed after our amazing night in the grandest hotel yet, we set off on our penultimate day in high spirits. As was becoming regular tradition we sat and ate barbequed pork on rice with pickled veg for breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Best of the Blog, Cycling Cambodia, Overland Travel
Tagged Anlong Veng, bike, Cambodia, cycle, loop, Siem Reap, Sra Aem, tour
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