Planning Route Equipment Sponsorship Charity Planning Being a complete novice at bicycle touring, the planning can sometimes get a little overwhelming. There are a multitude of things to think about, including; route visas budget equipment time work For someone like me, who changes plans and makes alterations along the way, finalising anything can get a [...]

In researching countries on the route, one of the foremost questions in my mind concerns visas. As a British Passport holder, I am very lucky to be able to either i) enter the majority of countries without the need for a visa, or ii) obtain one at the port of entry. Regardless of this, it [...]

Little by little, one travels far. J. R. R. Tolkien British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 – 1973) The mathematics of repeatedly carrying out a task are astounding. The numbers add up very quickly. For example, if you chose to ride a bike for eight hours in one day, peddling along at an average of [...]

Days 227 to 235 – Thursday 4th to Friday 12th May 2005 I had planned on staying in Lima over the weekend, so not having been able to collect my Passport wasn’t so much of an issue, more of an inconvenience. The other thing I needed to collect whilst I was in Lima were my [...]

Day 144 – Friday 10th February 2006 I decided the city needed some more time devoted to wandering, so I devoted the day to doing just that. Lucia dropped me off at the train station and I made the 30 minute trip into the city centre to get started.

Day 99 – Tuesday 27th December 2005 Another lazy day, however I wasn’t hungover! I just didn’t want to do much. I woke up early again and went into the sun to write my diary and read, and aside from going to get breakfast that is where I stayed for most of the morning and [...]

Day 39 – Friday 28th October 2005 The hostel I was staying in – Hostel Moneda – ran two free tours. One of those was a walking tour of the historical centre of the city. I decided to go on this as it would give me some insight into the history of the city, and [...]

Day 38 – Thursday 27th October 2005 After nearly 4 weeks in Mexico I finally made it to the capital. I had heard stories that it was incredibly dangerous and that I was bound to get robbed or scammed, so on the bus travelling there I worked out how I was going to get from [...]

Day 3: 22nd September 2005 After all the events of the previous day we were not up quite as early as expected, but once we were up, we decided to go up to Central Park and have a wander. After brunch (yes, we did brunch) we hailed a cab, whcih took us to the southern [...]

Its about two and a half hours before I leave to go to the airport. Didn’t sleep too well last night, and feel quite nervous! The leaving party on Friday evening went well, thanks to Mum, Dad and Roz for organising it – and no Roz, I won’t forget you! Thanks also to the boys [...]