“Freedom is riding a bicycle”The last time I had been on a bike I was making the final pedal strokes into Tbilisi, Georgia, weary after a 5,155 mile journey across Europe. I’ve been home for six weeks since, and haven’t so much as glanced at bike. Yesterday, I decided to ride home from work.It was […]
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Difficult bike touring in Georgia and Turkey.
Difficult Bike TouringArriving in Tbilisi, where my adventure pauses for winter, the only emotion I felt was relief. Relief simply that I had survived the past two weeks. The past two weeks were by far the toughest of the trip, challenging my resilience and mental strength from the moment I woke up until I grinded […]
Cycling South-West Turkey – Highs and Lows
Cycling South-West TurkeyThere are many touristy towns dotted along the coast in south-west Turkey (I can understand why – It’s beautiful), but the initial familiarity, excitement and novelty of being in such places (which I spoke about in Part 1) slowly wore off. I found them rather more unfriendly, and different to the rest of Turkey. By […]
Bonus Video Post – Crossing the Austrian Alps!
After enjoying two weeks in North Austria on a sustainable farm, and spending a relaxing two days exploring Salzburg while couch-surfing (with two naturists – that’s another incredible story!), I was feeling fairly confident about making Slovenia in 4 days and meeting my Dad on time for a week’s hiking.While speaking to Mum, it turned […]
It all suddenly feels very real!
Oh maaaan! My mad, crazy dream to cycle to Australia suddenly feels very real! Don’t get me wrong, it is still a mad and crazy dream, but whereas for the past couple of years it has been a wild notion, confined merely to my head, it is now a living, breathing ambition, with substance, and […]