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London Underground? Thanks, I’d Rather Catch the Tube
What a great decision! Riding through Northern Lao on a bike allows us to experience more of its beauty and learn more about the country than we may have doing bus tours. It’s…
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Back in the Saddle!
Lao: The beauty of the landscape is breathtaking! And the warmth of the people, especially in the small villages out in the countryside, is really special. I think it’s impossible not to fall…
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Planting Around the World – Mission 3 (Boracay, Philippines)
In our Planting Around the World Mission our challenge is to plant at least one tree for every country we visit during our world backpacking trip. Why? With all the talk about carbon…
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Welcome to China!
Finally we say goodbye to Delhi and board our flight to Shanghai. What a mission it has been, a month has flown by; but though it’s sad to leave this country behind with…
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Last Days in India
The ride from here becomes progressively worse. Driving through a town called Am (Ahm?) we lose a passenger foot-peg on the bike – its nut has come loose because of all the vibration…
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Planting Around the World – Mission 1 (INDIA)
In our Planting Around the World Mission our challenge is to plant at least one tree for every country we visit during our world backpacking trip. Why? With all the talk about carbon…
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Journey to McLeod Ganj (Dharamsala)
Our journey from Kasol takes us out of the Parvati Valley, back on to the national highway by Mandi and from there on to Dharamshala about 100km west. Dharamshala is the town where…
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Little Israel??
The next morning we say thanks and goodbyes to Mr Bhalla the owner and Hira, the manager, a really helpful guy, and we set off towards the Parvati Valley about 15km South. Having…
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No Escape from “Progress”
Early morning we put Kullu behind us and ride two hours up into Manali, the last town before the great Rothang La mountain pass which leads up into the great heights of the…
