Jul

2017

13

2017 / Jul / 13

The road to enlightenment in the Scottish Borders

posted in Scotland
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/ tags: accommodation, borders, budhist, cafe, distance, food, hawick, kielder, northumberland, roads, routes, Scotland, stay

I always thought the road to enlightenment would be best undertaken by bike. Bike touring or bikepacking is one of the most meditative and reflective experiences read more

Dec

2016

24

2016 / Dec / 24

Riding Tibet Part 1

posted in China, Cycling, Tibet
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/ tags: Altitude, bikepacking, camping, chengdu, china, condition, Cycling, distance, food, g318, highway 318, kangding, Lhasa, litang, road 318, tibet, traffic, wild camping

It’s taken a while to write a blog about our trip to China and Tibet. It was a pretty crazy trip where so much seemed to happen it’s hard to keep track. read more

Sep

2016

12

2016 / Sep / 12

On the run in Iceland

posted in General Travel, Hiking
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/ tags: Blue Lagoon, distance, fellrunning, Fjallsarlon, iceland, Jokulsarlon, Reynisfjara, Running, Seljalandsfoss, Skaftafell, Skogafoss, Svartifoss, Thingvellir, touring, trail running, Travel, weekend

Iceland’s awesome running trails are a great way to escape the crowds and immerse yourself in its incredible landscape. read more

Nov

2015

05

2015 / Nov / 05

Relentless 2015 -Racing a MTB non stop for 24hrs….and winning!

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/ tags: 24, 24 hour, 24hr, approach, champion, distance, eating, ed shoote, lap, no fuss, number of laps, preparation, relentless, relentless 2015, rest, route, Scotland, strategy, tips, total climbing, training, uk championship, winner

The human body is a pretty amazing thing, I pondered this thought in the pitch black in the Scottish Highlands at night during the Relentless 24hr race . The concept read more

Oct

2015

21

2015 / Oct / 21

Practical Guide to Cycle Touring the Pamir Highway

posted in Cycling, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
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/ tags: Altitude, best direction, best route, border crossing, corridor, Cycling, distance, food, gravel, how long, internet access, khorogh, loop, m41, mobile signal, number of days, osh, pamir highway, paved, road quality, safety, security, sickness, sim card, tajikistan, wakhan valley, where to get food

Cycling the Pamir Highway AKA the M41 in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is known as cycling the “Roof of the world” with good reason – it’s the second highest highway in the world. It’s not the very highest road to cycle that read more

Sep

2014

16

2014 / Sep / 16

Cycle touring Batumi to Tbilisi in Georgia – Cycling East Pt14

posted in Cycling, Cycling East, Georgia
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/ tags: adigeni, adjara, Akhaltsikhe, batumi, best route, bojormo, camping, castle, cycle touring, Cycling, distance, georgia, giderzi, keda, khulo, monastry, National park, paved, region, road quality, route, stone bridges, taxi, tbilisi, time, trafiic, zarzna

Georgia is markedly different to Turkey in many ways, but one thing it has in common: it’s also a superb place to ride bikes!
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Jan

2014

25

2014 / Jan / 25

Winter hiking around Mt Fitzroy and Cerro Torre, El Chalten, Argentina

posted in Argentina, General Travel, Hiking, South America
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/ tags: Argentina, camping, cerro torre, distance, El chalten, guide, hiking, lago de los tres, lago peidras blancas, lago sucia, lago torre, Monte fitz roy, mt fitzroy, number of days, Patagonia, photo, pictures, rio electrico, route, Travel Guides, trekking

The final stop of our summer in South America was the town of El Chalten. Just to the north of El Calafate, read more

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