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: Syria

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 [...]

Route

Coming Soon…. Turkey Syria Jordan Iran Turkey 1st October – fly to Istanbul Syria Through Syria Jordan Into Jordan to the Dead Sea Iran After backtracking though Jordan Syria and Turkey, cycle into Iran jQuery(document).ready(function() { if(postTabs_getCookie(‘postTabs_340′)) postTabs_show(postTabs_getCookie(‘postTabs_340′),340); });

Equipment

In April 2009 I wrote an article outlining my wishlist of equipment for the tour. Below is a general list of items I feel will be required. At the bottom of the page a downloadable PDF file is available which contains more detail of specific items and prices from online retailers. UPDATE: The purchasing process [...]