Twitter:
- A Haircut and a New Name http://t.co/nFmhsP3F 1 week ago
- Photos of the Terracotta Warriors http://t.co/4nMaF2Am 1 week ago
- Photos of Lantern Festival and Street Food http://t.co/QhQd55lt 2 weeks ago
- Photos from Christmas Eve http://t.co/aU8NxtZU 2 weeks ago
- Terracotta Warriors http://t.co/8hLQMuxW 3 weeks ago
Category Archives: End of the Trip
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
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
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
Kindness of strangers
Across the road from where I’m staying in Istanbul is a cool bar where I met a lovely American girl who is travelling around Europe. She told her parents about my trip, they checked out my website, and emailed to … Continue reading
Pakistan
Situation seems to be deteriorating. Fergus said he had armed police escorts the entire way from Quetta to India, and a secret intelligence officer in Taftan (border town with Iran) told him: “Get your petrol, I will get you water, and … Continue reading
“Another mad-man.”
That’s what Fran said about this guy cycling around the world! Last post is him getting into Pakistan, and deciding to continue by coach. Hope he’s ok!
“Cyclist takes the long way home”
Todays Metro has a story about Peter Gostelow, who just arrived in London after cycling home from Japan. Congratulations dude.
Iranian Visa
This is how to get an Iranian visa in Istanbul. Again, this is for British citizens, and it may vary for other nationalities, but this should help. To get to the Iranian Consulate, walk up the hill from Sultanhamet tram … Continue reading
Indian Visa
If anyone needs to get an Indian visa in Istanbul, here are consise instructions for British citizens, but will apply to most other nationalities as well. To get to the Indian Consulate, from Taksim Square walk north along Cumhuriyet Cadessi … Continue reading
Rip off (also known as “consular fees”)
This is the “letter of introduction” I need to get an Indian visa, that cost me 150ytl (59gbp). No wonder at the Consulate-General they referred to me as a ‘customer’. No way that letter should cost 59gbp – it only … Continue reading