Or basingstoke

Swindon

harwich to rotterdam ferry would be a good option miss out the south east of England which is very urbanised

i second staying away from the croatian coastal roads during summer, in-land is beautiful

Then 5 years late keep saying I've got some of them somewhere???

Primula cheese

This how I imagine mine will look before I pack them full of sweets, chocolate and coke.

what?? I had a banana for breakfast....

kinda believed in this dude for a while because he has a calm dementia and kinda looks like he would be a clever cookie, quite quickly realised he knows fuck all. I accepted that the only way is to forge your own path and in a way i think these idiots are for most people, integral to the learning process. Learning about btc and "money" is separating the wheat from the chaff.

Looks identical to a spot I stayed in Hungary on the danube.......

Dude yer true but just getting out into the wild with what u got for the first time for the price of a meal out is the gateway. Everyone is chasing the high of the first nights, wet behind the ears where everything is new and you don't know what ya doing. Best times.

Yep

shower cap for my saddle, rest gets wet. every thing that matters will be plenty water resistant

i wish i could remember the location of the little place on the outskirts of kuching i had the best laksa, been trying to replicate it for 15 years, mixed results. will one day return to hunt it down.

that's good to know ive always over looked due to the high population density

Touring Lebanon last day of the trip, early morning descending from the mountains towards Beirut, had decided to take the main road into the city before the arrival of a massive storm coming in from the med. no idea of speed but it was very fucking fast on a 6 lane motorway and i was one of the fastest, leaving all lorries in my dust and side by side with cars, wouldn't do it again but what a rush.

supplements not something i really want to be bothering with on tour but i will take a tube of water soluble electrolyte tablets for if I'm sweating hard and haven't eaten for some time.

snacking on nuts, seeds, dry fruit with the addition of fresh fruit and bananas along with trying to get in some veggies in an evening meal will see you right most of the time.

also worth considering a good vitamin tablet for days where resupply is limited.

Luang prabang, follow the mekong south you won't find much online about it but there are some great routes

and an Irish bar (concepcion)

its usually my only plan, Get lost

Cycled around Cypress a few summers back was mega hot and i had been pushing hard for a few days was completely exhausted stopped at a cafe for fries and a can of coke + espresso, remembered i had a "emergency" caffeine gel which i got down me and cooled down in the shade. had about 40ks to the next town with most of it on the motorway (big hard shoulder) so i put on some banging dance tunes on the headphones and set off at full pelt thinking of a cold beer as my reward when im done, within minutes i was effortlessly flying along the tarmac with endless energy the only thing i could feel was heart pumping and wind in my hair, i felt truly amazing cant even describe it, the ride into town was over in what seemed like minutes. no idea what happened but its etched in my memory forever, finished the day with a dip in the cool sea and icy beer.

yes similar, done many tours before and usually cycle plenty, summer of 2023 i had a last minute opportunity to cycle to a wedding i was going to in Croatia had 3 weeks to do Calais, France to Split Croatia. But hadn't been riding for some time and had put on a good few kgs, needed to average 100ks a day no rest days, legs and arse were ok but i did feel really tired, did little other than ride eat sleep. i was camping which obviously makes it a bit harder, had a night in a hotel every 3or4 days which really helped recharge the batteries. was shattered for a couple of days when i arrived but all in all a great trip.

something i realised a bit to late was my eating habits were all over the place probably as a result of my poor fitness i wasn't hungry for hours then i would stuff my face and feel super lethargic or to full to sleep well, i think good quality food, little and often is even more important when a bit out of condition.

your touring experience will get you through but be gentle on yourself, eat right, rest often and have a good trip.

Avoid touching cloth whatever the cost

Nice. mountains looks stunning

great pics, looks awesome. defo on my radar

easy for wild camping/water refills?