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...
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Jamie Shannon
- Sep 14, 2016
- 8 min
Through Uzbekistan to Nurkus. Mr policeman: Difficult in England to find woman?
No sooner had I stepped out the other side of the border than a horde of black market money changers raced over to me. Their eye’s must...
Jamie Shannon
- Aug 26, 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
- Aug 24, 2016
- 7 min
Tbilisi to Azerbaijan. The land of the Lada
I received my visa! I crossed the border! I arrived in bloody Baku and the end of my journey across land! As you can imagine – I’m a...
Jamie Shannon
- Jul 31, 2016
- 8 min
A new country at last! Enter Georgia. I finally got my potatoes
I’m now in Batumi and have been for four days now. I always seem to get stuck in cities you see. I’m going to leave today and it’s a...
Jamie Shannon
- Jul 28, 2016
- 10 min
Still the Black Sea. Being gifted my own Galatasaray shirt and a free haircut - Turkish style
From Inebolu, I still had a fair way to go until Sinop was reached and with it, the start of a much more forgiving road. I was on my way...
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