Thanks to @noahcole for noticing one of my photos appears in this article on a air travel related site he reads. No problem with it being used, with the link my creative commons license requires, but didn’t realise until he told me. Nice spotting Noah! It has some great
When I saw TEDx Auckland 2014 announced I really wanted to go but was a bit torn. I loved the 2013 event but it meant a precious day of weekend gone. Weekends were crucial as I was trying to get fit for a rather demanding cycle tour in the Himalayas.
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 23-09-2014 – Tuesday. Back at the Radisson, Kathmandu. Last time I was here Kathmandu seemed rather strange, chaotic and exotic. The chaotic bit hasn’t changed but now it now seems reassuringly familiar and (almost) civilised. Perhaps some of that was the
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 22-09-2014 – Monday afternoon. Such an action packed day I made it two posts (Monday morning is here) You can certainly see the difference between Nepalese and Tibetan (OK, Chinese) infrastructure. That nine hundred kilometres of sealed concrete edged Tibetan highway we
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 22-09-2014 – Monday morning. Such an action-packed day I made it two posts After a forgettable hotel breakfast—really can’t remember what they had but when peanuts are the most viable breakfast buffet choice it wasn’t much—it was time
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 21-09-2014 - Sunday Todays ride descended from 3,700m to 2,200m in just 33km. Add little or no-pedalling needed 30-50km/h cycling to absolutely beautiful dramatic scenery as the road plunged down a gorge. Say what? I wondered what the
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 20-09-2014 - Saturday It was cold last night but not cold enough to need icebreaker 260 thermals. I went to bed (bag) with them on and awoke around midnight feeling hot. At first thought might be my turn for the dreaded
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 19-09-2014 - Friday More went down with the dreaded lurgi last night (nausea, vomiting & diarrhoea). The day Tim had mentioned he had plenty of toilet paper left, of the 6 rolls issued in the kit bags for camping, he paid
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 18-09-2014 - Thursday Cold start to the day, overcast and a cool wind. Had a light breakfast as felt a bit crap after riding on full breakfast yesterday. The ride was great as we headed from the near Tingri to camp
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 17-09-2014 - Wednesday Had a late start today, breakfast at nine! It was fine so we dined outdoors with a spectacular view. (photo from Helen’s camera, by Sujan?) In spite of looking like death warmed up Bas, who'd
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 16-09-2014 - Tuesday Todays agenda was a bus trip to Everest with seven of us planning to cycle back. The weather was promising at our campsite but we were several hours away from the mountain. The ride to Everest had been
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 15-09-2014 - Monday We left New Tingri headed for (old?) Tingri, about 60 km away. The cycling was excellent, down a gently sloping valley with stunning views. You could have stopped every 100m to take a photo as the constantly changing
