After Kashgar comes the Taklamakan Desert. It is not, as they say, a walk in the park. It has been remarked upon that I focus rather a lot on pain…

And one of the best things about China? The soft drinks. They’re the nicest I’ve found so far. And a thirsty cyclist is surely the best judge of these things….

After three weeks in the country, my father concluded that Pakistan is a wonderful place, but it doesn’t make life very easy for the foreign traveller. And I have to…

It’s been a lovely month off, but I am more than ready to be back on the road, and back on my own. It’s difficult to describe the rhythms of…

Tomorrow morning I’ll be back on the road again, after more than a month of sitting around, eating too much, watching my muscles waste away and driving myself crazy with…

People often ask me who my hero is. As a matter of fact I have several, and their number is always growing. And without them, I don’t think I’d be…

I usually avoid getting drawn into arguments with people on the internet, because there’s really no point. I even try to avoid reading the comments on online newspaper articles, because…

It’s over a month since I left Balochistan. But since then I’ve been receiving more and more emails from people who are thinking of cycling that way themselves, and wondering…