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Some welcome ups and downs

And now I’m in Frankfurt. Getting here wasn’t entirely straightforward. “It’s just straight down the Rhein and turn left at Mainz,” advised my friend in Koln. “Keep the river on…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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And a postscript

I’m trying not to make this all about food. Really I am. Partly because that’s already been done (by The Hungry Cyclist, whose idea I wished I’d had first the…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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The Importance Of Cake

One thing I’d forgotten, or not fully anticipated, about touring is – oh my god, how hungry I get! It’s different from couriering – on the road in London I…

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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Falling on my feet

I’m finally across the Channel, and things are still going swimmingly – apart from the other day, which was my hardest on the road yet. I’d found the perfect campsite,…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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Trying not to be a loser

The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster (Elizabeth Bishop) So, how’s it…

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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How to say goodbye

I’ve been saying goodbye to people for months now, because my friends are the kind of people who’ll regularly skip the country for six months or so, or spend the…

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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The first day of the rest of the world

It couldn’t have been better. I was worried about all sorts of things. I assumed that saying goodbye to my family would be one of the most harrowing experiences of…

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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Postscript and happenstance

OK, perhaps one more post before I leave… I was walking down the street this afternoon, on my way to pick up batteries and other last-minute sundries, when I ran…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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Sleeplessly

I leave in six hours. Oh dear. I really should be asleep by now. I didn’t actually need to be up this late. As I’ve realized several times over the…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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The London send-off

Yes yes, in response to repeated requests (and nagging), there will be a London leaving party. Or, at least, I will be drinking pints at Frank’s (that amazing rooftop bar…

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Emily Chappell
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