Category Archives: SmallWheelsBigWorld

Loneliness vs. Solitude

In the question and answer session after my talk at the RGS someone asked if I ever got lonely on my trip. Not having a good answer prepared, and not thinking very fast on my feet with the pressure of … Continue reading

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RGS Talk

So last night I gave my micro-lecture at the RGS, along with 5 other young geographers. It was a really nice evening, learning about different people’s interests and experiences in different parts of the world. I think my talk went … Continue reading

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RGS talk getting real…

So I just noticed my name on the RGS website, here: http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/Social+Events.htm. This whole giving-a-talk-at-the-RGS-thing is starting to get a bit real! Still, the more people the better, so come along!

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I’m giving a talk at the RGS!

It’s been a while since I blogged anything. Anyway, now I’ve got something very exciting to talk about. At the end of last year I applied to be one of the speakers at the Royal Geographical Society’s Young Members’ Micro … Continue reading

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To B or not to B(rompton)

I’ve been thinking about this a lot since I got back and have read about other cyclists setting off on their adventures. I went on a Brompton, it’s part of the branding of the site and the tag-line. It was … Continue reading

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Packing a Brompton for flying

At long last I’ve finally put these photos on the blog of how I packed the Brompton for flying. It is simply in a big blue Ikea bag, then wrapped in cling-film from one of those airport machines. It arrived … Continue reading

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FCO reply – consular fees

Well, I finally received a reply to my letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking about the absurd consular fees they charge. As expected, they try and justify it, and they are apparently proportional to the service offered. Anyway, … Continue reading

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To be continued…

Well, I landed back at Heathrow last night (btw, only in England can £5bn be spent on a new airport terminal where you still have to get a bus from the plane to the terminal building…), and took four hours on … Continue reading

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Heartfelt thanks

Just want to say a big thankyou to everyone over the past 3 months who helped me get this far: Friends and family at home, who kept sending me supportive messages. Jo and Alex in France, who gave me a … Continue reading

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Postponement

I’ve been thinking about this for the past 6 weeks in Istanbul. After so much thinking I’ve come to the very difficult decision to postpone the trip. I’ve been “travelling” for 3 months now. Except I’ve spent half of the … Continue reading

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