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…
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…
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…
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…
The eleventh hour
I’m not counting the days exactly, but there are only about two left. The rest of today, all of Tuesday, all of Wednesday, and then I leave first thing on…
Missing in London
Today witnessed my brief, unscheduled and unwilling return to London, and a reminder of South Asia’s gargantuan and occasionally absurd bureaucracy. I applied for my Pakistan visa right at the…
Return to Glaslyn
Once upon a time, many years ago, when I was eight, my father and I went on an adventure to Glaslyn, a mountain lake about 20 miles from our house….
Goodbye London
Two good pieces of advice I received when I attended Explore at the RGS last year: NOBODY is ever completely prepared when they leave on an expedition; there is ALWAYS…
Don’t read this
You’re not going to get anything interesting from me till I’m actually on the road, unless you’re interested in endless photos of my To Do list and the small handfuls…
This is why
I’m getting used to answering all the repetitive questions people ask when they find out I’m planning to cycle round the world. It’s not all that different from the questions…