Category Archives: End of the Trip

Don’t Panic! visas are a-coming

Posted on 12 October 2008 by Jon

Had a few concerned emails recently of the “are you still alive” variety. Don’t worry, I’m fine, and making bureaucratic, although not geographic, progress. I arrived in Istanbul 3 weeks ago. That’s how long it takes to get approval for … Continue reading →

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Folding bike destinations – guest post

Posted on 9 October 2008 by Jon

The most observant fanatical followers of my website (so probably no one!) may have noticed I updated the Links page. One of the links I added was for Folding Bike Destinations, Ben Tyler’s blog about his travels with a folding … Continue reading →

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Visa’s

Posted on 7 October 2008 by Jon

This is a bit of a rant, not at foreign countries, but my own. In Istanbul I’ve met up with an Irish cyclist called Andrew who is heading the same way as me hopefully through Iran and Pakistan to India. … Continue reading →

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Iran and Pakistan

Posted on 4 October 2008 by Jon

I was so busy worrying about Iran, I forgot to worry about Pakistan. Having just read the FCO advice on Pakistan, I’m now shit scared. Since the bomb in a hotel a week or so ago, it sounds like chaos … Continue reading →

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Less frequent ‘day reports’

Posted on 25 September 2008 by Jon

I’ve been thinking and realising that trying to blog every day is taking up a lot of time, and is unsustainable. It will become more (or less?) so as I head further into areas with less connectivity. Also, at the … Continue reading →

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