Visiting Armenia isn’t on many people’s to-do lists. All the better, then, for those who turn up in this tiny Caucasian nation which I made my home for so many months. And since LOT Polish Airlines opened a route to Yerevan, air travel costs from Europe have plummeted.
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5 Reasons To Go Winter Cycle-Touring (& 5 Reasons Not To)
The weather’s taken on an autumnal nip here in the U.K., sparking dreams of future snowy adventures. Cycling Scandinavia at the start of this year was an intensely memorable experience, ticking all the right boxes at that time in my adventure-cycling journey. Here are five reasons I’d urge all experienced … Continued →
Bicycle Traveller Magazine Just Launched (From A Nepalese Hotel Room!)
It was half a year ago that fellow bicycle adventurers Paul and Grace emailed me from South-East Asia to ask me to write a piece for their upcoming international bicycle touring magazine, the snappily-titled ‘Bicycle Traveler’. After six months in the making, and featuring pieces from the now-legendary Peter Gostelow, the … Continued →
Review: Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro Studded Winter Touring Tyres
At the end of January 2011 I took myself and my bicycle to Oslo, Norway. My plan was to ride 1,600km north through Eastern Norway and Swedish Lapland before popping out of the mountains at Bødo in Arctic Norway. It was a fantastic trip, and it’s almost that time of … Continued →
Review: Exped DownMat 7 Pump Camping Mattress
I’ve long used the DownMat 7 mattress by Swiss company Exped. DownMats are a serious alternative to the established Therm-a-Rest, and are designed with cold-weather use in mind: the name comes from the fact that the mats have a down filling in addition to the air padding. I’ve used two … Continued →
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