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Entering Europe Proper

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Lou

After more than a year away from Europe, it felt amazing to re-enter, cycling beneath the familiar blue sign with a circle of stars that symbolises the EU, at the border into Finland.  Our last couple of nights in Russia … Continue reading →

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The Tortoise and The Hare

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Lou

We left Saint Petersburg three days ago and suddenly it felt like an entirely new trip! 🙂  All the hassle of my pannier rack breaking, the lack of fuel and my illness (which we now think was pneumonia) fell away … Continue reading →

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An Emotional Rollercoaster

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Lou

On Sunday morning I woke up, poured a coffee and stretched myself into the day with half an hour of yoga. The night before, Arron had shared his worries about going back to the UK so soon, with no job … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Disappointment

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Lou

​I woke up inside our icy cavern as the sun rose and turned our tent from darkness to an orange glow. I shuffled up into seated position, poured hot coffee from the flask I had stashed inside my sleeping bag … Continue reading →

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A Siem Reap Cycle Tour

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Lou

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 →

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Anlong Veng to Siem Reap

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Lou

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 →

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Sra Aem to Anlong Veng

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

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 →

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Kulin to Sra Aem

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

As with the other mornings, we set off in good time, but unlike yesterday, we decided to stop for a proper breakfast, rather than survive on sugar all morning, and we were so glad we had! Unlike the other days … Continue reading →

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Svay Leu to Kulin (Kulean)

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

Despite our night in a grim “hotel” both Fi and I slept reasonably well, and thankfully, we seemed to escape the bed bugs, a genuine concern in a place so dirty. We set off early, as much to get out … Continue reading →

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