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Dusty Laos Road

Laos

January 27, 2019January 5, 2020 gregmelia

It was a dusty border crossing – the newest gate on this frontier, and as far as anyone could tell, the least used. The visa clerk, who had been called […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, Laos

Vietnam

January 19, 2019January 5, 2020 gregmelia

It’s very easy to judge a country before you get there, and for Vietnam there are no prizes for guessing what I thought.  Try playing James Bond’s word association game: […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, Vietnam  1 Comment
Old as the mountains, silent as the grave

Japan

December 24, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

The airport guard was trying to tell me something and he looked rather agitated, his hands whirling in some cross-linguistic mime. I thought I understood his message but I definitely […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, japan  1 Comment
Busan port, South Korea

South Korea

November 24, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

 On the plane to Hong Kong I chose a South Korean spy film as the in-flight movie. It was about a Southern spy who befriended his target in the North […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, Cycle Facilities, South Korea, Urban Planning, Zoning  1 Comment
Alaska by night

Canada and Alaska

October 19, 2018March 19, 2020 gregmelia

The North. My tour so far had passed through familiar ground: the trip down memory lane on the European prologue, the prairies and dustbowls of the southern US, the well-used […]

 Uncategorized  Alaska, Canada, Countries, USA  1 Comment
Alabama Peach Man - the kindness of strangers

The United States of America

August 20, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

The USA is so many things. World policeman. Imperial power. Nation of immigrants. The home of the free. International bully boy. Inward looking nation of rednecks. Jesusland. The gun capital […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, retrospective, USA  1 Comment
Portuguese port

Portugal

June 18, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

If you’re like me you’ve always thought of Portugal as something of an annex to Spain, tacked onto the side, a 20% Extra Free offer on land area, kind of […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, Portugal
First night in Spain, first night camping in a randommer's field

Spain – the first new ground

June 13, 2018 gregmelia
 Uncategorized  Countries, Spain

France

June 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

I love France.  For any Brit looking to do a first cycle tour, it’s the ideal place: friendly drivers, good roads, better food, lots of wine and a climate that […]

 Uncategorized  Countries, france  1 Comment

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