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Category Archives: Thoughts & Impressions

What do I see and what do I think?

Counting forwards, counting backwards & counting lucky stars

May 20, 2016by fanwaar 10 Comments

Some people struggle to readjust after long bicycle tours in foreign lands. Fortunately, thanks to some kind and generous friends and a supportive family, that wasn’t me. I didn’t lapse […]

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Hikes, On The Road, Things To Think About, Thoughts & Impressions

How do I roll? A look inside my ride

February 19, 2015by fanwaar 1 Comment

This morning I woke up, packed up the rest of my gear, ate breakfast and then decided to stay in the uninspiring Argentinean tourist town of El Bolsón for another night. […]

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Argentina, On The Road, Things To Think About, Thoughts & Impressions

Santiago Sprays

January 13, 2015by fanwaar 4 Comments

Street art generally possesses the Marmite effect, you either love it or hate it. Often times I feel these perceptions are coloured by what people think the art represents more […]

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Chile, Cities, Thoughts & Impressions

The hardest thing…

March 30, 2014by fanwaar 4 Comments

The hardest thing to do as a bicycle adventurist is to turn around and go back down the same road you’ve just ridden up. Inclement weather, bad roads, long steep […]

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On The Road, Peru, Thoughts & Impressions

Home Comforts & Carnival in Cajamarca

March 23, 2014by fanwaar 4 Comments

Cajamarca, another name on the map that became a home. As I prepare to leave I wonder how I’ll remember my 26 days here. Life in Cajamarca has been a […]

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Cities, On The Road, Peru, Thoughts & Impressions

Projects for Rainy Days

March 19, 2014by fanwaar Leave a comment

I think most people must have a mental list of books they want to read, films they want to see or maybe things they want to do. If my experience […]

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Gear, On The Road, Peru, Thoughts & Impressions

Some Roads Never End

October 9, 2013by fanwaar 4 Comments

My journey evolved a long time ago away from just travelling by bicycle from place to place. A more figurative movement from one experience to the next grew out of […]

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Central America, Cities, Things To Think About, Thoughts & Impressions, U.S.A.

Nature’s Pace Organics: Coming Closer To Reality

December 3, 2012by fanwaar 1 Comment

The full photo diary of my Nature’s Pace farming experience can be found here I arrived in hot summer, worked through a lively change of season and left with snow on […]

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Thoughts & Impressions, U.S.A.

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POST CHRONOLOGY (NEWEST FIRST)

  • Friends in high places: Hiking the Welsh 3000’s
  • Fell Wandering
  • Pennine Way(s)
  • Counting forwards, counting backwards & counting lucky stars
  • The road to a new rhythm… Illinois through Wisconsin to Michigan
  • Argentine Tierra del Fuego: Lightly bumping the buffers
  • Chilean Tierra del Fuego: The warm fires of Gaucholandia
  • Peachy, Beachy, Patagonian Business
  • A towering Paine in the pampa
  • Glacier Perito Moreno… Big, blue and built like a brick shithouse
  • Seek and you’ll probably find… Spinning dirt to El Calafate
  • Monte Fitz Roy… A mountain worth waiting for
  • Austral acceptance & a nod to ‘normality’
  • Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.2: Valle de la Luna
  • Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.1: Paso Las Pampas
  • A mishap and a mission: Riding to Futaleufú. Hitching to Puerto Montt
  • How do I roll? A look inside my ride
  • Snaking south: A Lakeland adventure
  • Dust Guzzlin’, Monkey Puzzlin’ Perfection
  • Pedal(s) to the metal
  • Loving Santiago… Loving Cities

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  • 'Contours of a country' with Will & Ruth
  • 'Off Route' with Knut and Skyler
  • 'Steeling Away' with Sam
  • 'While Out Riding' with El Gilberto
  • Anna takes you on 'a thousand turns'
  • Bicycle Nomad aka Banff To The Bottom
  • Bikepacking.com
  • Don Miguel (aka Mike Howarth)
  • Finding 'these places in between' with Cherry
  • Harriet & Neil are 'Pikes on Bikes'
  • Nick's Bike Tour
  • Paulie G's 'The Ride South'
  • Sarah & James' 'Big Sur'

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