Border Crossing into Iran
Our plans for an inconspicuous border crossing went to bits when the bus stopped and we were instructed to gather our luggage, including the bikes, and cross the border on foot. The 4 panniers and...
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Quick Update from Iran
In the absence of facebook, twitter and any other social media site (they are all blocked in Iran) I thought I’d write a quick update on here to let people know all is well 5 days into Iran and so far...
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Mr Ali and friends.
Xavier liking Iran As we left Tabriz we avoided the highway, opting instead for the “old road” heading towards Tehran. A few kilometres down the road and another beep of the horn and a car pulled on to...
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Politics and Religion – A Brit cycling in Iran
If there’s two things I don’t like talking about when travelling its Politics and Religion, particularly in a country like Iran where the two are so controversially entwined. Little did Xavier and I...
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Out of the frying pan… but no fire? – Cycling in Iran
Delicious Mint Tea made by Bahar The light was fading fast as we rolled into the city of Karaj. Enveloped by the sprawl of Tehran, Karaj does little to distinguish itself from the metropolis mess...
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Depressing Desert – Still Cycling in Iran
Desert Cycling in Iran “Ah, Poutain!” Xavier shouted, cursing the wind. Our progress had been slowed to a crawl by a vicious headwind as we had turned south and I was becoming more familiar with parts...
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Esfahan to Shiraz – Cycling Iran
Xavier at Imman Square, Esfahan Awoken by the sun piercing through the tent I stuck my head outside to find we had pitched camp in the middle of a desert. A few hundred metres away the traffic on the...
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A Cyclist’s Impression of Iran
Esfahan by bike! “You’re going where?!?!” People’s reactions to my plans to travel Iran were always the same state of shock. Iran: An evil country full of terrorists, apparently, part of the “Axis of...
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Surviving India by Bicycle
Dodging Trucks in India Feeling guilty that I hadn’t yet attributed any time to seeing the sights of India, other than a brief stop off at the Taj Mahal, I was keen to see what Lucknow had to offer....
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Bike to the Future Fundraising Part 1 – Solar Aid
Cycling the mountains of Georgia 1 year ago I set off on a bike ride from London to Sydney to raise money and awareness for two charities. In part 1 of this post I want to tell you a little bit about...
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