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Oman, what a week!
5November 23, 2016 by gardiner12
When you’re cycle touring for months at a time, real life doesn’t get in the way. That’s because cycling becomes …
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Otta Bliss
1June 14, 2016 by gardiner12
After several days of spectacular, but exhausting off-road cycling, my first day alone was spent doing blissfully little. Camped just …
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Pining for the fjords
Leave a commentJune 9, 2016 by loscobos12
The trip started with the normal forecasts of doom, as the pilot breezily explained that the delay to our flight …
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Norway This Is a Good Idea
2May 24, 2016 by gardiner12
It’s that time again. Time to forgo showering. Time to embrace the pain of aching muscles. Time to return to …
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New Year’s Revolutions
Leave a commentJanuary 4, 2016 by gardiner12
I awoke after a rest-free rest day feeling shattered. Hardly buzzing with excitement about setting off into the Forest of …
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Noël Rest for the Wicked
1December 28, 2015 by gardiner12
Sleep deprived and disoriented, I arrived in Gabon after a mammoth air journey that had begun 36 hours before, in …
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Equatorial Guinea Pig
5December 13, 2015 by gardiner12
I have recently taken to saying that I’m a ‘retired’ cycle tourist. I like being retired from something – if …
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San Fran Plan: Another Brother Goes Wandering
2December 2, 2015 by marktgardiner
My brother, Rob, has invited me to post something on this blog as I am on a big cycling trip …
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Who Dars Wins
3August 17, 2015 by loscobos12
Our final night in Malawi was a momentous one, after 57 nights without a bed, we stayed in the unparalleled …
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The Great British Lake Off
3July 27, 2015 by gardiner12
Our lethargic legs managed to drag us all the way to Lusaka, the Zambian capital, before we heeded their protests …
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Tourient Express
Originally following the route of the ancient Silk Road, now… following a whim
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