Summary Post: England (Third Part)

October 26th, 2012 by DC

My third summary post for England, this just covers my time in London and Cambridge at the end of my time in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

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Summary Post: Scotland

October 26th, 2012 by DC

Some of the best riding of the trip so far! Especially up around the Isle of Skye- so good! And some more riding with other people for a change, good times. Read the rest of this entry »

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Summary Post: England (Second part)

October 26th, 2012 by DC

After Wales I rode back into England near Liverpool, rode up through the Lake District and across Hadrian’s Wall to Newcastle, then up the coast towards Scotland. Here’s the numerical summary! Read the rest of this entry »

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Summary Post: Wales

October 26th, 2012 by DC

Wow, it should totally be NZ that was called New South Wales instead of part of Australia (although I haven’t been to Ulster, Munster or Leinster- the original names for parts of NZ). It’s pretty much a little NZ. Anyway here’s the summary post for Wales! Read the rest of this entry »

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Summary Post: England (First part)

October 26th, 2012 by DC

I was reminded that I’d gotten behind in these summary posts, opps! I was struggling with how to split up the UK meaningfully.. Here’s my first bit of England. Read the rest of this entry »

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Longsheng Rice Terraces

October 22nd, 2012 by DC

One of the main attractions in this part of China, and one of the reasons I came to Guilin was the Longji Dragon-Back Rice Terraces near Longsheng. Instead of cycling there I took a minivan with a group from my hostel. Read the rest of this entry »

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Timelapse of Arriving in Shanghai by ship

October 18th, 2012 by DC

I used my GoPro to record a timelapse entering the Yangtze River Mouth. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shanghai

October 17th, 2012 by DC

I’ve had a week in Shanghai getting a bit of a feel for China and having a look around. I also got a new wheel built for my bike and got swindled out of some cash (those aren’t related!). Here’s the story. Read the rest of this entry »

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Slow Boat to China

October 12th, 2012 by DC

I’m trying to minimise the amount of flying I do, partly for environmental reasons, but also because I feel it makes you appreciate the scale of the world if you travel on it rather than 10km above it! So to get from Japan to China I took a 27 hour ferry from Nagasaki to Shanghai, and I loved it! Read the rest of this entry »

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Nagasaki

October 10th, 2012 by DC

After Hiroshima, it was interesting to also visit the most recently A-bombed city, Nagasaki. Here’s the rundown on how I spent my time! Read the rest of this entry »

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