At the start of cycling east I was pretty anxious about using brand new and untested clothing for such a long trip. Put simply, it couldn’t be just good, it had to be fantastic. There were countless long days in the saddle ahead
Apidura Bike bags – My final review
My “Cycling East” cycle touring adventure is now over so it seemed a good time to write a review on the Apidura bike packing bags I have been using everyday for almost 4 months.
Hiking to the sacred Gosaikunda Lakes – Nepal
Laurebina Pass was a pretty large obstacle on the trek to Gosaikunda Lakes, it looked pretty daunting as it rose up to a height of over 4600m.
Helambu Trek – Himalayas, Nepal
We left kathamandu headed for Sundarijal in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park on an overcrowded local bus, the type of bus that has a chicken flying about and where old lady’s refuse your seat but happily sit on your lap without asking.
Mohare Danda – Trekking off the beaten path in Nepal
Nepal quickly struck me as a country where my road or touring bike should be left behind and I must proceed by foot. Here in the foothills of the Himalayas, steep narrow paths twist up into the forests linking traditional villages stuck in time, set against a unfathomable, soaring skyline of the highest peaks in the world.
Enchanting Kathmandu
Cycling in Kathmandu in Nepal has been a far more pleasant and interesting than I expected.
Cycling East part 25 – Arriving in the Himalayas – Nepal
A few weeks ago I had no real idea where Almaty even was but due to the invisible wall of Chinese politics
Cycling East Part 24 – The Grand Finale
After cycle touring across the remote Kegen border crossing into Kazakhstan it hit me that I was in the most amazingly picturesque spot with 360° steppe then the Tian Shan mountains with evening light cast across them. Making it more stunning was the remarkable feeling knowing I had cycled here, all the way from quaint Suffolk in England!!
Cycling East Part 23 – Kyrgyzstan the part with the big lake
The next section of cycle touring out of Bishkek and around Issyk Kul lake did the impossible and out scenery’d the first part of Kyrgyzstan!
Cycling East Part 22 – Kyrgyzstan and The Nomads
This post about cycle touring across Kyrgyzstan took some time because it covers possibly the best riding and some of the most interesting and enjoyable experiences of the whole trip and I wanted to do it justice!