Welcome to this weblog by Roy Jones. Here you'll find the diary of a backpacking trip through Latin America, musings on life, living as an expat in the Caribbean, as well as plans for a bicycle tour through Europe and beyond.


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Tag: Planning A Trip

Link Love – Touring Blogs

Travel blogs are not only an interesting read, they are useful to research places & equipment for anyone planning a trip. I regularly read a number of blogs, and as there is not much going on with my own tour at the moment, I thought it might be a good idea to post some links [...]

Middle East/Asia Visa Information

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 [...]

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 little problematic. For example, the route [...]