A taste of Tibet
/As I'm sitting on the top of the hill, the cold wind sending shivers down my spine, painting the gorgeous Monastry-scape of Xiahe, I feel a tap on my shoulder.
Read MoreWhen things go wrong
/Uncertainty lurks behind every corner, every day. No matter how well prepared we are, stuff breaks, temperatures plummet, border guards can get grumpy and people can change their attitude at the flick of a switch. And when things go wrong, there's no comfortable space to step back into and tame that feeling of vulnerability.
Welcome to Iran: The land of kindness and art
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Where kindness is, who cares for peace or war? Where goodness acts, who hears prayer or quarrel? When a man's accepted, who cares where he's from? Surrender, yield: if not your pride's a stone.
Read MoreGeorgia: The birthplace of Stalin and wine
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My first week in Georgia was definitely not what one would call fun. I was cursing everything Georgian; from the 70% alcohol at 9am to the bitter cold, hungover faces and ugly soviet architecture.
Read MoreA cycling guide to Turkey
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Our two months cycling in Turkey was an amazing experience, filled with the kindess and generosity of all the beautiful Turkish people we met. Check out our stats for all the number nerds out there.
Read MoreMountains of the East
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Cycling to Ezurum we crossed the regional border between the Black Sea region and Eastern Anatolia, and the differences were immediately noticeable. Villages were poorer, the landscape dryer and the mountains snow capped.
Read MoreCycling the Black Sea: Hijacked by kindness
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From the moment we cycled away from the coast, and decided to go inland for some mountain fun, our Turkish guardian angel paid us his full attention.
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