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New Book – Old Emotions

Posted on Dec 02, 2015
BlogSiberiaTake On AsiaWinter Biking

I mentioned in my last blog post that I’ve returned to the UK for the wonderful November weather, and because me and Jimmy are shipping our bikes to Cape Town…

Streets of St Petersburg

St Petersburg – The Urban Side – Photos

Posted on Apr 15, 2014
AsiaPhotosRussiaTake On Asia

I’m now back in the UK. Again. It’s wonderful with the warm sun and green fields, leafy trees and chirping birds. What a contrast to Magadan in the Russian Far…

Winter Biking Kolyma Highway

Kolyma Highway Photos – Winter Biking – 2000km Yakutsk to Magadan

Posted on Apr 01, 2014Oct 19, 2015
AsiaBlogRussiaSiberiaTake On AsiaWinter Biking

Well, there are many stories to tell from the last couple of months. The 2000km from Yakutsk to Magadan was a fantastic ride, made all the more memorable by the…

Too Cold – Winter Biking Yakutia Photos

Posted on Feb 21, 2014Oct 19, 2015
AsiaBlogRussiaSiberiaTake On AsiaWinter Biking

Oh where do I start?! I think for now, I will just show you the photos from the last couple of weeks. Mostly it was too cold to stop and…

Biking Lake Baikal - Black Ice

Biking to Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island

Posted on Feb 02, 2014Oct 19, 2015
AsiaBlogPhotosRussiaSiberiaTake On AsiaWinter Biking

Just over a week has passed since leaving Irkutsk… and now I’m back. Briefly. Tomorrow I take a train to Neriyungri to begin the very cold cycle to Yakutsk. But…

Icy Shores of Lake Baikal

Into the White

Posted on Jan 24, 2014Oct 19, 2015
AsiaBlogRussiaSiberiaTake On AsiaWinter Biking

Time for a long-awaited update… After a few weeks back home, I’m finally back out in Russia – in Irkutsk, near Lake Baikal. The first 3 weeks at home were…

Take On Asia - Taster

Take On Asia – Free Photobook and Round Up Part 1

Posted on Dec 09, 2013
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I am back in the UK! Yes, that happened fast you say. Indeed, I’d been keeping my return quiet so I could surprise my mum for her birthday. But now…

In Search of the Aral Sea – From Khiva to Moynaq, Uzbekistan

Posted on Dec 07, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTake On AsiaUpdatesUzbekistan

Rather than retrace the direct route to the main road via Urgench, cycled along the smaller roads for a short cut towards Nukus. Riding through small towns and farmland. Uninspiring.…

Khiva

Photos of Khiva

Posted on Nov 29, 2013Nov 25, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTake On AsiaUpdatesUzbekistan

I pushed on towards Khiva, rather than camp – it would have been the crap kind of camping. Where you have to hide and make no noise and try not…

Toprak Qala

Elliq Qala – A tour of the 50 Fortresses (well, 6 to be exact)

Posted on Nov 27, 2013Nov 24, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTake On AsiaUpdatesUzbekistan

Because it had taken three hours for the taxi driver to find 3 other passengers, it was well after dark when I arrived in Tortkul. So rather than cycling out…

Photos of Samarkand

Posted on Nov 24, 2013
AsiaPhotosTake On AsiaUpdatesUzbekistan

Samarkand was founded around 700BC by the Sogdians. It became one of the greatest cities in the world at the time due to it’s central location on the Silk Road,…

The Golden Road to Samarkand

Posted on Nov 23, 2013Nov 24, 2013
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Time is flying by. I have so much I could write about, but too little time to do it justice. That has been the trouble with this trip… not enough…

Get On With It – Getting to Dushanbe and Visa Woes

Posted on Nov 17, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTajikistanTake On Asia

So this was the plan… cycle through the Pamirs and on to Dushanbe, pick up my Uzbek visa and be on my way to Uzbekistan to see the Silk Road…

Riding the Pamir Highway – The Wakhan Valley – from Langar to Khorog

Posted on Oct 30, 2013
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It was a struggle leaving Langar. After a night in a bed (=mattress on floor), I was more tired than usual. Not much energy either (soup and bread for dinner…

Riding the Pamir Highway – Into Wakhan Valley – Murghab to Langar

Posted on Oct 29, 2013Oct 29, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTajikistanTake On Asia

I woke up in my dim unlit room in Murghab, went to the window and pulled back the curtains. White light blinded me. I blinked and rubbed my eyes and…

Riding the Pamir Highway – The Cold Way – Sary Tash to Murghab

Posted on Oct 28, 2013
AsiaBlogPhotosTajikistanTake On Asia

My legs and busting lungs screamed for a day off in Sary Tash (that’s what you get when you sit on a horse for a month). But the clear skies…

Sarala at Sunset

Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 4 Photos Song Kul to Sale of Sarala

Posted on Oct 04, 2013Mar 12, 2017
AsiaBlogHorse-RidingKyrgyzstanPhotosTake On Asia

After a couple of days rest at Song Kul, it was time to get back in the saddle and leave this chilly, windy plateau. Return to the valley where the…

Me, Janina and Philip the German cyclists and Doctorbek and his wife and kid

Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 3 Photos from Family Stay at Song Kul

Posted on Oct 01, 2013Mar 12, 2017
AsiaBlogHorse-RidingKyrgyzstanPhotosTake On Asia

It had been a long day to reach Song Kul. As soon as I found some puddles of water in the dried-up riverbeds, we stopped to camp for the night.…

Another lovely campspot

Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 2 Photos of Naryn to Song Kul Lake

Posted on Sep 30, 2013Mar 12, 2017
AsiaBlogHorse-RidingKyrgyzstanPhotosTake On Asia

There is so much to tell from the last month horse-riding here. It has been a refreshing change to travel at a(n even) slower speed. It means more time spent…

Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 1 Photo Preview

Posted on Sep 14, 2013Mar 12, 2017
AsiaBlogHorse-RidingKyrgyzstanPhotosTake On Asia

For those who didn’t know, I’ve temporarily left the bike in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital. And I have bought a horse. He’s called Sarala. He’s a very cool, chilled-out dude who…

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