Guizhou province. Every day seems a real struggle now. Difficult days in China
I’ve just come back from a walk to the town centre of the place I’m currently tucked up in – a town called Debao, just across the border...
IT'S A BLOG
Jamie Shannon
- Dec 9, 2016
- 12 min
The road through China from Mianyang. Lost in Luzhou
The road from Mianyang With me not wanting to get caught up in the melee that was Chengdu, I decided I would take a different route which...
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
- Sep 30, 2016
- 10 min
Bukhara to Tajikistan. Otkuda, otkuda, otkuda!? Get me out of here!
From Bukhara, the first 20 km’s east were actually kind of fun. The road wasn’t too bad, the wind wasn’t hindering me much and the car...
Jamie Shannon
- Sep 6, 2016
- 10 min
Aktau to Beyneu. Starry eyed nights in the steppe
Okay, just one more day I said to myself. Holed up in my cosy hotel room and knowing precisely what lay ahead of me filled me with just a...
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 23, 2016
- 6 min
Continuing through the backroads of Romania
I’m still alive. Continuing through Romania. Can I do it? Yes you can Jamie! Cycle man! After I set off, it was a short ride through the...
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 3, 2016
- 10 min
Next stop - Kraków. Thunderstorms and loosing things.
I had only planned to stay in Warsaw for one day. As it happened, I ended up staying for three as the city, despite being comprehensibly...
Jamie Shannon
- May 28, 2016
- 6 min
Closing in on Warsaw but where has my hard shoulder gone?
It was such a huge relief to finally be in Poland. Words just aren’t enough to describe how I felt. No sooner had I crossed the border, I...
Jamie Shannon
- May 2, 2016
- 8 min
Through Sweden. Freezing nights
Cycle touring through Sweden - part 2 I set off bright and early the following morning as I knew I had a mammoth day ahead of me. I at...
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 27, 2015
- 8 min
Crossing the Alps and a date with a tooth doctor
I was spitting blood out of my mouth and just wanted to get to some place where I could sit quietly and quite invisibly.
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
- Jun 11, 2015
- 9 min
Country number six. Portugal. Mountains, dogs and reckless drivers.
I actually got out of my tent, stark naked and just stood there whilst the rain showered me with deliciously cold water.
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 9, 2015
- 7 min
Salamanca to Portugal. Yet more tyres issues but help is on hand
Having spent four days enjoying my time as a backpacker in Salamanca and relinquishing from my bank account more euros than I care to...
Jamie Shannon
- Jun 1, 2015
- 7 min
Basque Country and entering the Spanish interior. Coastal roads and intense heat.
Setting off today meant a continuation of the climb I had started when I arrived in San Sebastian. I’m really not sure if this part makes...
Jamie Shannon
- May 6, 2015
- 7 min
Through northern France. Hello Paris
From Tournai, I continued south west across the border to Rumes. A gentleman waited on the path for me to pass, and even though I was...