Long Distance Tour ...
On Two Wheels
out of England on ferry to Calais then heading down to Vietnam.
Anyone fancy joining for full route or part way?
JNugent
> .... I'm planning on doing a very long distance tour next year 2010. Heading
> out of England on ferry to Calais then heading down to Vietnam.
> Anyone fancy joining for full route or part way?
Impressive stuff.
What will your route be, bearing in mind that you will probably wish to avoid
Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Nige Danton
> On Two Wheels wrote:
> > .... I'm planning on doing a very long distance tour next year 2010. Heading
> > out of England on ferry to Calais then heading down to Vietnam.
> > Anyone fancy joining for full route or part way?
I live in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - and so could easily be tempted to
hook up for a day riding with you, depending on your route and timing
etc. If that's of any interest.
> Impressive stuff.
Impressive indeed.
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Nige Danton
Tom Crispin
Neither Iran or large parts of Pakistan are especially hostile to
foreign travellers. I expect that most of Iraq and Afghanistan are
friendly enough too, but there is bound to be much hatred against the
British in both of those countries.
I would be far more concerned about my safety if cycling a more
northern route through the Caucasus than through either Iran or most
parts of Pakistan.
Dave Larrington
Tom Crispin <kije....@this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> tweaked the
Babbage-Engine to tell us:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:51:10 +0000, JNugent
> <J...@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Two Wheels wrote:
>>
>>> .... I'm planning on doing a very long distance tour next year
>>> 2010. Heading out of England on ferry to Calais then heading down
>>> to Vietnam.
>>
>>> Anyone fancy joining for full route or part way?
>>
>> Impressive stuff.
>>
>> What will your route be, bearing in mind that you will probably wish
>> to avoid Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan?
>
> Neither Iran or large parts of Pakistan are especially hostile to
> foreign travellers. I expect that most of Iraq and Afghanistan are
> friendly enough too, but there is bound to be much hatred against the
> British in both of those countries.
John Harwood says that Iran was probably the friendliest country he's passed
through on his current round the world trip:
http://www.cyclingtoaustralia.blogspot.com/
but he *did* give Pakistan a miss.
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Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
Tip of the Day: 20%
Tom Crispin
I have never been to either country, but my parents have travelled in
both. They too said that Iranians were very friendly. I cannot
recall then having any issues in Pakistan, and they did skirt the
tribal areas as on one visit they travelled along the Karakoram
Highway between Gilgit and Kashgar.
Nige Danton
> I have never been to either country, but my parents have travelled in
> both. They too said that Iranians were very friendly. I cannot
> recall then having any issues in Pakistan, and they did skirt the
> tribal areas as on one visit they travelled along the Karakoram
> Highway between Gilgit and Kashgar.
Kashgar is an exciting place particularly in context of The Great Game. It
also has the largest market in the world where you can buy things ranging from
spices and knifes to carpets and camels. I had my worst ever food poisoning
there too. I thought I was going to die.
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Nige Danton
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Tom Crispin
I travelled the Silk Road from Shanghai to the hideous desert city of
Urumqi, but never made it as far as the trading post of Kashgar. I
deeply regret not have made that extra leg of the journey, but it will
still be there for another day.
Nige Danton
> I travelled the Silk Road from Shanghai to the hideous desert city of
> Urumqi, but never made it as far as the trading post of Kashgar. I
> deeply regret not have made that extra leg of the journey, but it will
> still be there for another day.
It's a fabulous part of the world though, isn't it. I spent a few nights in a
yurt just east of Urumqi at Tian Chi.
Tom Crispin
<nige....@nospam.com> wrote:
>Tom Crispin wrote:
>
>> I travelled the Silk Road from Shanghai to the hideous desert city of
>> Urumqi, but never made it as far as the trading post of Kashgar. I
>> deeply regret not have made that extra leg of the journey, but it will
>> still be there for another day.
>
>It's a fabulous part of the world though, isn't it. I spent a few nights in a
>yurt just east of Urumqi at Tian Chi.
The "Heavenly Lake". As the guidebook says, it is like someone has
dumped a chunk of the Swiss Alps in the middle of the Chinese
mountains. Somewhere I have a photo of me, with a beard, riding a
malnourished donkey around the lake.
What amazes me is that the water which drains off the Tian Shan and
other great mountain ranges around the Tarim Basin, including the
waters of K2 the world's second highest peak, flow into the basin in
great torrents of water and then dry up at the Lop Nor salt pan.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Tarimrivermap.png
andy
wrote:
> ... I'm planning on doing a very long distance tour next year 2010. Heading
> out of England on ferry to Calais then heading down to Vietnam.
>
> Anyone fancy joining for full route or part way?
when are you leaving? I am going uk - nepal in march this year....
Trevor A Panther
news:2411de5d-7d4b-44d9...@k17g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
If I was 10 years younger I would be there too!
Sadly my own legs seem to be giviing up on me and my annual tours in Europe
are planned to be easier on me these days
Hopefully I can keep cycling until I am 80 but I suspect it might be less
than that. Damage to me last yeaar took longer to "get over" and as an "on
road" rider my confidence took a heavy set back which is only just
returning. Still every year that I go off is another new experience!
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From
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom
www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk