Tag: bicycle touring russia

  • Cycling Through Russia: Western Russia, Part 1

    Cycling Through Russia: Western Russia, Part 1

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    The 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.

  • Cycling Through Russia: Central Russia, Part 2

    Cycling Through Russia: Central Russia, Part 2

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    This 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.

  • Getting to Know Russia

    Getting to Know Russia

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    I arrived in the small township of Nevelsk, on the west coast, exhausted and with frostbite on two fingers on my right hand, and on one blistered toe. I spent a few days recuperating, treating my extremities, and readjust my gear in an old brick boarding house. Footsteps and chatter and snapping locks echoed through…