St Petersburg – The Urban Side – Photos
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…
Kolyma Highway Photos – Winter Biking – 2000km Yakutsk to Magadan
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
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 to Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island
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…
Into the White
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…
In Search of the Aral Sea – From Khiva to Moynaq, Uzbekistan
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.…
Elliq Qala – A tour of the 50 Fortresses (well, 6 to be exact)
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
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
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
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…
Video of Biking the Guineas’ Backroads
Well I’m back from another trip and finally have some time to spare. I thought it about time I put together some of the videos I took while biking through…
Vancouver Island Ride
500km from Victoria to Port Hardy It’s been a gentle re-introduction to the life of cycle-touring. A week has passed and so have 500km. Now we’re in the north of…
Video of Cycling across the Sahara
I’ve just created a short video of the cycle from Morocco through the Western Sahara and Mauritania. You can check it out on my new website: Helen’s Take On… video…
Video of 2 weeks on the Niger River
I’ve just put together some short videos I took while on the Niger River… unseen footage until now… You can check it out here on my new website: Helen’s Take…
Bike Equipment Review – After 25,000km
I wrote a review of the bike equipment after a year on the road, from Yaounde in Cameroon, after 17,000km. Now, having completed my ride to Cape Town, after 25,000km…
Photos of South Africa
Cape Town!! I made it. After 24,600km and 1000+ beers! It’s a great feeling! Anyway, here are some pics from the last bit of the trip from Namibia into South…
Photos of Luderitz, Namibia
I spent a week in Luderitz – a quaint, quiet town. Perfect for relaxing. Photos of the last part of the trip coming soon…
…Namibia (part 2) – The Dry
Not much mentioning of the bike recently? Apart from one puncture (the first since Ghana, 8,000km ago) it’s been a smooth ride. Good tarmac roads since I left Lubumbashi –…
Photos of yet more hills and desert in southern Namibia
From Sesriem I took a short trip to Sossuvlei to see the dunes there. Pretty stunning but dunes nonetheless. And I’ve seen a lot of dunes now! But with all…
Photos from a day out at Rooisand Farm, Namibia
Three tiresome days from the coast in the direction of the Gamsberg Pass and I arrived at Rooisand Lodge. No, there’s no camping here. Oh. I asked to fill up…