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Brooks B17 Imperial

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 28, 2009 in Uncategorized | 7 comments

Brooks have been making saddles since 1866. For many long distance cyclists their B17 has been the saddle of choice over the years. It goes without saying that a comfortable saddle is one of the most important...

Mapping The Long Ride Home

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 27, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

For a closer look at my Long Ride Home I’ve put together the following map. Without having GPS equipment it’s the closest I can come to plotting my route. Zoom in and click on the markers to see some...

Have Passport will travel

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 23, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

My new 48-page passport arrived in the post today, only one week after sending off the application. I’m sure British nationals pay more for a passport than any other nationality? It’s funny to flick...

Successful Upgrade

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 23, 2009 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

After much trying, testing and failing I’ve managed to upgrade this site to WordPress 2.7.1. For anyone who doesn’t know what I’m talking about, WordPress is the blog publishing application that...

African Literature

Posted by Peter Gostelow on Feb 21, 2009 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Africa continues to consume my thoughts. I just finished reading Blood River, which paints a pretty dismal picture of a country that fascinates me. Next up is this, which a cyclopathic friend kindly lent me. I...

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14 Oct

Watermelon stop. I always make sure there's space to carry fruit when cycle touring. That includes a 10kg watermelon. Fortunately the road ahead through southern Malawi was flat. I ate half later that evening and the next morning, and gave the other half to the guesthouse st…

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12 Oct

After the rain. African landscapes always look their best after a period of rain. Fertile soils and clean fresh air singing with the sounds of nature. Main roads like this one in southern Malawi are blissfully free of traffic. In fact Malawi ranks close to bottom on a global…

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