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Cycling Through Russia: Western Russia, Part 2
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in RussiaThe last post from my bicycle journey across Russia during 2012 and 2013. I’m publishing it now, prior to recommencing the journey in December 2024.
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Cycling Through Russia: Western Russia, Part 1
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in RussiaThe second of three blogs which describe the final part of my bicycle journey across Russia during 2012 and 2013. I’m finally publishing it now, prior to recommencing the journey in December 2024.
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Cycling Through Russia: Central Russia, Part 2
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in RussiaThis blog (and the next two) follows the final part of my bicycle journey across Russia during 2012 and 2013. Regrettably, I’ve only got around to publishing it now, prior to recommencing the journey in December 2024.
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A long overdue update on Earth Odyssey Expedition
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Dear all, it’s taken me a long time to update this story of stage two of Earth Odyssey Expedition. I’m about to restart the expedition in December, and I need to bring things up to speed, so here’s an update to fill in the gaps.
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Cycling Through Russia: Central Russia, Part 1: Altai Mountains
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in RussiaI passed Mongolian immigration and climbed the mud hill, entering Siberia for the second time. I feared it was too early to arrive at Russian immigration because my grounds for being in the country were not exactly legitimate, so I dismounted Donkey and lit my stove for a brew, to feed some warmth through my…
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Mongolia, Part 2: Ulaanbaatar to the Russian Altai
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in MongoliaGreetings from Norway! I wrote most of this blog a year ago but I’ve only got around to completing it now. It describes the second part of my journey through Mongolia up to the Russian border. For the first part go to: Mongolia Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar. The next story will describe my…
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Update from Finland & Thoughts about Stage Two
Greetings from Finland! I have lots to blog about (8,000 km worth) and it’s going to take some time to catch up. But since I can’t take time out for now, here’s a brief digression. In a nutshell, my movements from the point of my last blog, Mongolia Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar,…
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Soviet Apartment from the Outside
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in RussiaThe soviet apartment in Vologda. It’s fascinating, for me at least, just walking around the cities and seeing all the little details of life in these old apartments.
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Mongolia, Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar
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in MongoliaI was up before sunrise. The dawn pink illuminating the vast desert vista, revealed the first challenge of the Gobi, navigating the haphazard maze of vehicle tracks. There was nothing out there but horses and camels.
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