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Monthly Archives: October 2012

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GPS on a trip?

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Long gone are the days when you have to navigate over terrain and across countries using maps and a compass. With a wealth of online tools available ranging from OSM […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 29, 2012by Alex's Cycle Leave a comment
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Best buys for a lightweight cycle tour

October 27, 2012by Alex's Cycle 4 Comments

If you’re on a cycle tour keeping low weight is key. It is possible to do this in several ways:   1.    Carry only bare essentials, anything else required can be […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 26, 2012by Alex's Cycle Leave a comment
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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Mat

October 25, 2012by Alex's Cycle 3 Comments

Unfortunately my old sleeping mat passed away shortly before I left on my cycle. I had always thought that it was pretty light weighing at around 1kg, albeit not the […]

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alex Alexs Alex's Cycle Sahara Sunrise

PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 25, 2012by Alex's Cycle 5 Comments
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alex Alexs Alex's Cycle MSR Hubba Hubba Review

MSR Hubba Hubba

October 24, 2012by Alex's Cycle 4 Comments

The original plan was to spend a month camping around Europe in bivvy bags under tarpaulins. Luckily in the final week before departure we saw the light and elected to […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 23, 2012by Alex's Cycle Leave a comment
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Camping Rough

October 22, 2012by Alex's Cycle 1 Comment

“Why haven’t we always rough camped?” This is the question Tom and I were asking ourselves on our cycle around Europe. Not only is it free but it gives you […]

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alex Alexs Alex's Cycle Sand Dune in the Sahara Desert, Morocco

PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 22, 2012by Alex's Cycle 1 Comment
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PHOTO OF THE DAY

October 21, 2012by Alex's Cycle 2 Comments
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A charitable trip

October 21, 2012by Alex's Cycle Leave a comment

Every big expedition I have undertaken, charity has been a key aspect. This is partly because I have the philosophy, “if you can help someone why wouldn’t you?” I have […]

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A Paris

October 21, 2012by Alex's Cycle 2 Comments

Our journey to Paris seemed very unorganised. However as I soon found out not much organisation was needed. Anyone can do it. Tom, Charles and I got everything sorted in […]

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Why Cycling?

October 21, 2012by Alex's Cycle Leave a comment

The idea of first going on a long distance cycle ride was first thought up a little over a year ago. Sitting in the changing rooms at our rowing club […]

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