Crossing into South East Asia at long last. Western food is back on the menu!
Not so long ago in a place not very far from here (Laos) I found myself stood outside the Vietnamese immigration hall trying to ascertain...
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Jamie Shannon
- Nov 16, 2016
- 4 min
Entering China and onwards to Kashgar!
Having escaped the border crossing, I found my way to the expressway which indicated 110 km’s to Kashgar. I couldn’t wait. With the only...
Jamie Shannon
- Oct 12, 2016
- 10 min
Dushanbe to Khorog - part 1. 3252 metres never felt so high
It was intimidating to say the very least - setting off from the hostel in Dushanbe. Thoughts of 4500 metre passes, freezing...
Jamie Shannon
- Jul 8, 2016
- 8 min
Almost getting struck by lightning and somehow surviving the madness of entering Istanbul
As I cycled out into the Turkish area, I had my first encounter with a mosque which was quite thrilling really. Christian Europe had been...
Jamie Shannon
- Jul 1, 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
- Sep 1, 2015
- 7 min
To Munich!
Cycling the last stretch from Austria to Germany Making my way north and towards the German border was super easy having just to follow...
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 28, 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.
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