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10 Questions: Cycling in Africa

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Come with us on a bike ride through Africa. Amaya Williams of World Biking is here to answer your questions about cycle touring on this vast continent, including tips on terrain, costs, visas and reasons why every cyclist should book their next trip to Africa. Read more in 10 Questions: Cycling in Africa. Read More »

10 Questions: Cycling in Extreme Places

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Cyclist Dan Martin has a lust for adventure. His bike trips have taken him from Korea to Capetown, through countries like North Korea, Syria, Iraq and Nigeria and in most cases these countries have been havens of hospitality, as he says in this week’s 10 Questions. Read More »

10 Questions about Cycling In Nepal

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In this edition of 10 Questions, we go touring in Nepal – a country that Rob Halkett visited in late 2009 as part of his 3 year, 50,000km journey around the world. Rob tells us how Nepal is different to India and about some of the difficult, yet rewarding, roads he encountered. Read More »

10 Questions: Cycling the Arabian Peninsula

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Mountains, deserts, secret drinking dens and chocolate shops that look like jewelery stores. Not your typical bike tour then! Join us this week as we quiz David Piper about the latest leg of his 16,000 mile bike journey around the world: through the countries of Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Read More »

10 Questions: Cycling Quebec’s Gaspesie

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If you’re looking for raw beauty and exhilaration on a tour, Quebec’s Gaspé peninsula is a fine place. Paul Stockton toured the fishing coves and lighthouses of the area in 2006 and here he tells us about climbing grades of up to 15%, communicating in French and some of the beautiful places he saw along […] Read More »