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Returning Home: The End of an Era?

Article, featured, Personal, Touring, Tourism, TravellingBy JamieJuly 15, 2020Leave a comment

Returning back to Scotland after a few years away. What’s changed and what hasn’t?

Jamie with his bicycle

I’m Coming Home…Maybe

Article, Personal, Touring, Tourism, TravellingBy JamieDecember 15, 20191 Comment

I’m majorly winning at this little game I’ve made for myself. It’s not even difficult any more. And I think that’s the problem.

My touring bicycle outside a Pamiri home in the Bartang valley

How I Found My Home

Article, Central Asia, Cycle touring Tajikistan, TravellingBy JamieAugust 28, 20194 Comments

It was here, on the edge of nowhere, that I considered my own home and possessions.

A picture of a family in the Bartang valley

How to Treat a Foreign Stranger

Article, Central Asia, Cycle touring TajikistanBy JamieAugust 1, 20192 Comments

The first time I got positive culture shock.

The Darker Side of Turkey

Article, Cycle touring TurkeyBy JamieJune 25, 20181 Comment

Everything is fine and dandy in Turkey. As long as you’re white. Heterosexual. European. Oh yeah and you should have a penis.

Map of what I've cycled so far.

Trip Summary: Barcelona to Athens via Morocco

Article, featured, TouringBy JamieDecember 30, 20163 Comments

Those first few pedal strokes out of the city. The first of many. Not knowing which road to take or where I’ll be sleeping. The gradual evolution of a human on a push bike: my home for months, even years to come. The adaptations of a mind accustomed to alarms and traffic. Of fast breakfasts.…

custom built touring bicycle with labels

My Bicycle (…and a video of me building it)

Article, My bicycle, TouringBy JamieDecember 11, 20163 Comments

Meet Tartan, the home-built adventurer of the world… Graeme Obree would be proud Timelapse: Building my bicycle in my old bedroom …using makeshift tools and coffee (and pizza) All in a day’s work. I came across some problems and had to botch a couple of things (there’s a washing machine o-ring helping hold the cranks…

Why Every Budget Traveller Should Visit a Café

10 Reasons Why Every Budget Traveller Should Visit a Café

Article, featured, Tips, TravellingBy JamieDecember 5, 20161 Comment

10 Ways a Savvy Budget Traveller Can Use a Café to Their Advantage

Ways to navigate: using free maps and free sources

12 Free Ways to Navigate on a Bicycle Tour

Article, Navigation, TipsBy JamieSeptember 18, 20162 Comments

How do you navigate on a bicycle tour? Here’s a whole bunch of free methods to find your way on a bicycle adventure.

San Marino: Just Another Tiny Country?

Article, Cycle touring Italy, Cycle touring San Marino, TouringBy JamieSeptember 15, 20163 Comments

Exploring the 5th smallest country in the world.

a bamboo stick on my bicycle to aid safe overtaking

How a Gypsy Flag Saved My Life

Article, Cycle touring Italy, TouringBy JamieSeptember 14, 20161 Comment

An easy way to feel safe on dangerous roads.

bicycle helmet question

Do you need to wear a helmet in Spain?

Article, Cycle touring Spain, Helmet laws, SpainBy JamieAugust 27, 20166 Comments

All the rules of helmet wearing in Spain, and if any can be broken.

Dumpster diving

My First Dumpster Dive

Article, Cycle touring PortugalBy JamieAugust 25, 20163 Comments

Digging through trash. It’s as easy as pie.

What Is the Price of a Photograph?

Article, featured, PhotographyBy JamieAugust 20, 20166 Comments

We are bombarded by images every day of our lives. What does it mean for travellers?

going car free

Going Car Free

Article, featured, PersonalBy JamieJanuary 28, 2016Leave a comment

One whole year without entering a car.

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