Welcome to China: Cycling into Xinjiang
Accused of being a spider as I cross from Tajikistan into China over the Kulma Pass
High Plateaus and Cold Toes
Cycling one of the highest plateaus in the world, at over 4000m in the Pamirs, on the second-highest international highway in the world.
How to Treat a Foreign Stranger
The first time I got positive culture shock.
The Afghan Border
Military, puke and parties as we cycle along the Afghan border.
The Tunnel of Death
Cycling up to the Anzob tunnel in Tajikistan, also fondly known as the Tunnel of Death.
Give a Little
We enter Tajikistan and into a living lesson on kindness.
Cycling Tbilisi to Baku – Part 2: Azerbaijan
Continuing the cycle from Tbilisi to Baku, from the border of Azerbaijan. Things become increasingly dry and arid as I head east, ultimately crossing a desert to reach Baku.
Cycling Tbilisi to Baku – Part 1
Those last days in Georgia.
Cycling from Yerevan to Tbilisi: 4 days, 40 degrees and 0 showers.
3 nights, 4 days and 0 showers later I majestically cycled down the hill to Tbilisi, sunburnt, smeared head to toe in a shiny, grit-covered, suncreamy goop.
Salda Lake – Camping in a Volcano
Camping in Salda lake. Have you ever camped in a volcano before?
How Lucky Are You?
Have you considered that you may be one of the luckiest people on Earth?
Tomorrow, I’ll Be in Montenegro
The great thing about hostels now is that they are so empty I’m sometimes the only guest. In this case, I wasn’t: there was a Japanese guy who snored like hell and a really tall Serbian guy…