Armenia
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [1893]
Remember, if you will (or read
if you’ve recently joined us) back to October 2007; a memorable month
for all the wrong reasons. The loss of two bank cards and the
disintegration of Andy’s rear wheel led to our bicycle voyage being
becalmed in Istanbul ... Read more >
Tags: armenia, deforestation, environment
Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 | Views [1137]
Tom Last night I revisited the venue in Yerevan where Andy and I gave a presentation back in February. Common Ground
is the project of a local NGO to provide an open forum for interested
people from all backgrounds to discuss today’s issues and ... Read more >
Monday, 7 Apr 2008 | Views [821]
Tom It’s spring again (in Armenia, at least - still snowing in England,
I’ve heard)! The last of the ice melted away a couple of weeks ago, and
all over the country grass and leaves are emerging from flower-beds and
trees. Winter is finally behind ... Read more >
Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008 | Views [1186]
The driver’s wearing a leather jacket, thick material. I think
“that’s too hot inside this cramped vehicle - it must be for the look”.
The driver looks like a gangster out of a Guy Ritchie film. Somehow I
convinced myself to put my trust in this gold-... Read more >
Tags: andy, ride-earth
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Views [696]
Tom Believe it or not, I finally left Yerevan on my bicycle on Sunday 2nd March 2008. I pedalled south for 70km, through the Ararat region, and camped in a field after dark opposite the factory of a company called 'Abit Ltd', which amused me slightly.... Read more >
Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 | Views [912]
Tom I might be a little way round the globe, but I’ve taken a little
time to write to my local Member of Parliament in England. I’m writing
from an area of the world where the wishes (and votes) of the citizens
are routinely undermined by powerful, ... Read more >
Tags: environment
Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 | Views [629]
Last summer when we set off from England on our bicycles we had dreams
of long wonderful summer days and leaving our waterproofs at home,
replaced by an extra pannier of suncream. However, in practice we were
reaching for the ponchos more than expected ... Read more >
Tags: andy, ride-earth
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008 | Views [1212]
Tom I’ve been in Yerevan for about three weeks and the hold-ups continue. My friends here like to joke that by the time I finally get this deep-winter sleeping bag and pedal south towards Iran, it’ll be spring and I won’t need it any more! That may ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2008 | Views [838]
I arrived in Yerevan last Wednesday. I have been staying with some
wonderful new friends who work at the French Embassy here. From the
first village after crossing the border into Armenia from Georgia, Tom
and I decided to cycle alone to Yerevan. ... Read more >
Tags: andy, ride-earth
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2008 | Views [915]
Tom We knew that as we headed out of Europe and into the Middle East and Central Asia, we’d be cutting through as much red tape as we would snow and ice. So maybe it was a good idea that we’d expected it, as international bureaucracy is becoming a ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
