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  • New Book Published: The Kindness of Strangers

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    Laura and I have contributed a chapter to a new book. It’s called ‘The Kindness of Strangers: Travel stories that make your heart grow’ You can buy it here on Amazon. The book has been published by Summersdale. It’s edited by Fearghal O’Nuallain and has a foreword by Levison Wood. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnqTckYHAvX/?taken-by=fearghal_o Other contributors include Benedict…

  • The World Cup, Cycle Touring and Ramadan

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    As well as enjoying the drama of England’s progress through the group and knock-out stages of the World Cup, it’s also reminding me of where I was this time four years ago: cycling across Malaysia. Our time in the country did not just overlap with an international football tournament, it was also Ramadan, which made…

  • Five Reasons to Cycle South Korea

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    North Korea is in the news a lot at the moment. I’m sure it’s a great place and, who knows, maybe it will be open to cycle tourists one day. But until then, let me sing the praises of its southern neighbour. Laura and I spent three blissful weeks cycling across South Korea as part…

  • Adventure, Cycling and Depression

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    Many people reading this will know that, a few years ago, I set off to cycle around the world. What fewer will know is that the trip almost never happened due to issues with my mental health. Two days into a training ride, I had a break down and had to go home. Over time,…

  • Why I Won’t Be Using a Publisher for My New Book

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    In a week’s time I will be sending my book to a printer. I will get several hundred paperbacks delivered to my house, I will sell them on my website and I will post them to customers myself. There will be no publisher involved. This is a conscious decision and here’s why… Working with a…

  • My New Book is Now Available to Order

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    I am delighted, and a little bit nervous, to announce that my new book – With the Sun on Our Right – is now available for pre-order. Click here to order your copy now ➜ Orders placed now will be delivered in May. The book has taken three years to complete. It is over 330 pages…

  • The Front Cover of My New Book

    The Front Cover of My New Book

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    With the Sun on Our Right is now available for pre-order. Click here to get your copy ➜ I recently asked for feedback on the draft cover designs for my book. I had an overwhelming response (over 200 people shared their view) and wanted to say thank you to everyone who contributed. The most popular…

  • Help Me Choose The Cover Design For My New Book

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    My book about about cycling around the world is almost finished. However, I still need to decide what goes on the cover, and that’s where you can help. I’ve made a shortlist of four different designs and I would like you to vote for your favourite. It’s hard for me to be objective because each…

  • How to Write a Book in 4 Hours

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    In less than two months, my book about cycling around the world – With The Sun On Our Right – will be on sale. After working on it for over two years, that feels hard to believe. The process has taken so long that it sometimes felt as though I would never reach the end.…

  • Update On My Book About Cycling Around the World

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    My book about cycling around the world is on track for publication in May. I first started writing it back in 2015 but have been working on it seriously for the last 18 months. I have to fit it around work but, holidays aside, I have consistently put several hours into writing the book every…

  • Off to Morocco

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    Laura and I are off to Morocco. It is another of our ‘EasyJet¹ expeditions’: short adventures that fit around annual leave, in places you can get to with a cheap flight. ¹(Other budget airlines are available). Last year, we walked across Ibiza: flying with hand luggage only and walking home from the airport afterwards. Wonderfully…

  • Crossing Lake Baikal in Winter

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    In March, Laura and I travelled to Lake Baikal in Siberia to walk across its frozen surface. This blog post shares our photos. Click here to watch the video.   We started out from Olkhon Island, an area famous for Shamanism…   Before we left home, our main fear was that the ice on the…