Luang Prabang to Hanoi. Yet more extraordinary coincidences. The end is nigh
I arrived back in Hanoi almost a month ago and I have been able to concentrate on getting myself settled into life here. I have no idea...
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Jamie Shannon
- Jan 14, 2017
- 11 min
Gotta get out of Vietnam quickly! Desperate times call for....
I had woken up every morning in the last few days of my stay in Hanoi feeling wretched. I didn’t feel ill in the conventional sense but...
Jamie Shannon
- Dec 21, 2016
- 10 min
Guangxi. Leaving China behind and trying to exit through the wrong border
Greetings from Hanoi, Vietnam. Yes I really did finally make it out of China with my sanity intact. I do believe that is the longest I...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 13, 2016
- 10 min
Sary-Tash to China. Help! I need somebody. Help!
Becoming a little stuck in Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan. How on earth do I cycle to China? I woke up the following morning to a village covered...
Jamie Shannon
- Nov 12, 2016
- 9 min
Murghab to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan
Currently in Longnan, China. This is very late but up until now I have been thoroughly disconnected from the wider world due to the...
Jamie Shannon
- Oct 3, 2016
- 4 min
Entering Tajikistan. I survived the madness of Uzbekistan!
I arrived at the border at ten and saw the familiar outline of a touring cyclist by the side of the road. He was a Malaysian guy whom was...
Jamie Shannon
- Sep 12, 2016
- 6 min
Beyneu to Uzbekistan and the road of death!
After having stayed in the lovely cosmopolitan city that is Beyneu for two nights and getting, quite literally, eaten alive by the...
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 25, 2016
- 11 min
Cycle touring through Azerbaijan
The border was fairly straight forward. It was pretty empty to be honest with only soldiers walking around with, well not much else to...
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 30, 2016
- 9 min
Through Bulgaria. I finally escaped the dogs of Romania!
This seems like a lifetime ago but I may as well get it written up. ​ I finished my last post by revealing that I had found the most...
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 15, 2015
- 8 min
Back in Croatia and towards Slovenia. The land of Robin Hood
Slovenia is liberally covered in forest but nothing, I can assure you, can prepare you for it. It’s really like the lost land of Robin Hood.
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 9, 2015
- 9 min
Heading north from Split. Croatia and onto Bosnia
With the formalities done and emails swapped between myself and Phillip, I made my way back along the highway towards Split before...
Jamie Shannon
- Jul 24, 2015
- 9 min
Marseille, meeting friends and the French Riviera
Having booked into the hotel, I thought I might go out outside to explore the surrounding neighbourhoods and see what the city was...
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 19, 2015
- 8 min
Back in Spain. Oh Seville you shouldn't have
but the sheer carelessness of the drivers and ferociousness of their dogs kept me from really enjoying it.
Jamie Shannon
- Apr 10, 2015
- 5 min
It's always exciting to board a boat! Brighton to Harwich.
After three days in Brighton, I felt it was time to get on my way. I had booked a ferry from Harwich to The Netherlands the day before...
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