Tag Archives: cycling
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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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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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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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Karibean Cruising
8July 12, 2015 by loscobos12
I never expected to feel empathy for One Direction, but as we left Victoria Falls and headed for the hills, …
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Victoria’s Egret
Leave a commentJuly 4, 2015 by gardiner12
Hitting the road with the baritone groans of the Okavango’s elusive hippos still ringing in our ears, we left the …
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Okavango Belter!
2June 27, 2015 by loscobos12
We set off from Uis after a week of recuperation, but had ventured no further than a Yorkshireman from his …
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