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Into Afghanistan – 16th Dec
The midday sun beat down on the little iron bridge leading to an unknown land. A heat haze shimmered, masking the soldiers opposite. Below, ice floated down the river. Above, snow capped mountains flanked the border on both sides. The … Continue reading
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The Tricky Stuff Begins: to Khorog, 6th Dec
Before setting off on our month-long expedition across the Pamirs we spent a few days in Dushanbe to restock supplies and plan our route, staying with a French cycling legend called Veronique. Her home became our refuge in which to … Continue reading
Welcome to the Pamirs – 24th Nov
We are finally through and beyond the Kyzyl Kum desert. If it’s felt like you’ve been reading about our desert crossings for a while, I can safely say that cycling them will have felt longer. 1600km ended up being about … Continue reading
Out of Uzbekistan – 21st Nov
Having spent a very enjoyable couple of days in Bukhara, we were back on our bikes at sunrise again on 15 November for our third and final Uzbek leg: out of Uzbekistan and into Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. … Continue reading
Desert Days Part Two: Khiva to Bukhara – 13th Nov
Riding out of the walled city of Khiva on the morning of 10 November was an amazing feeling – though an equally daunting one at the same time. Our crossing of the first section of the Kyzyl Kum desert to … Continue reading
Desert Days Part One: Getting to Khiva – 9th Nov
We’ve now entered our second Stan of the trip – Uzbekistan. Due to not getting visas for Iran or Turkmenistan we were forced north to Kazakhstan and to enter Uzbekistan at its most north westerly point. We will be leaving Uzbekistan … Continue reading
Getting to know the Stans – 5th Nov
Before we write too much more about what turned into a gruelling desert crossing of Uzbekistan, I wanted to share a few geography lessons I’ve got to grips with along the way. Central Asia is slowly becoming an adventure tourist … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycle to the East, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Prostate Cancer UK, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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Great Country Kazakhstan – 3rd Nov
Apparently the Professor made an early morning arrival at the Kazakh port of Aktau, but as we woke up at midday in our cabin we had neither been chucked off the freight ferry nor were we on our way back … Continue reading
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Tagged Aktau, Cycle to the East, cycle touring, Kazakhstan, Laurence Gribble, Nick Codrington, Prostate Cancer UK
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Operation Get Fat For Christmas – 1st Nov
We have just landed in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Food on the Professor was predictably basic: packed biscuits and plastic sausages. They actually had a crew member in the galley whose sole purpose on the crossing was to boil these plastic sausages. … Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Cycle to the East, cycle touring, Georgia, Laurence Gribble, Nick Codrington, Prostate Cancer UK, Turkey
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Professor Gül – 30th Oct
We are sitting on a cargo ship bound for Kazakhstan. I don’t think I can fully convey my feelings of relief this evening at being onboard this small ship somewhere in the Caspian Sea. As much as we enjoyed the … Continue reading
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