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  • Lublin

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Kyrgyzstan

  • My host,Kuban on the border, trying to teach me Backgammon… in Russian
  • My first night in Kyrgyzstan
  • Skiing
  • Ratsek cabin
    3400m
  • Bokonbayevo Eagle Village
  • Plov
  • The lorry guys
  • When my water froze…

China

  • My bike, laden with 10 litres of water
  • Zhang and I
  • Camping with Zhang
  • Under the stars
  • The vultures in the mountains
  • The mountains before Turpan
  • The abandoned bazaar near the Toyuq Thousand Buddha caves
  • Chenhao and Sunwenjing
  • Camping under the motorway
  • Thought-provoking campsite
  • The view from my tent
  • Caution: Slippy death hazard
  • The Great Wall at Jiayuguan
  • Zhangye
  • Yaks and all: beautiful scenery in Qinghai province
  • Thoughts of Indiana Jones are emerging…
  • Maijishan Grottoes
  • Mist-shrouded forest
  • Bell tower
  • Xi’an city wall
  • Drum tower
  • The beginning of the hike
  • The beginning of the hike
  • Top of Hua Shān
  • The stunning views from the top
  • Chess platform
  • The near-vertical stairways
  • The guys who bought me dinner
  • The scooter mechanic
  • The ferry journey
  • The distant Mars

South Korea

  • The port city of Incheon, South Korea
  • The beginning of the 600km Four Rivers cycle path
  • An old man and a child go head to head in a game of Go
  • An old man and a child go head to head in a game of Go
  • Spicy beef soup at the one-meal restaurant
  • My camping spot: next to the Han River in Seoul
  • Mook and Aghie
  • At a restaurant with some friends of Mook and Aghie
  • Smooth cycle lanes
  • My Korean cycling buddies
  • The special bibimap
  • Felix and his mum, Mrs Cho
  • Mrs Cho’s homecooked food
  • Mrs Cho’s homecooked food
  • Mrs Cho’s homecooked food
  • Me with Felix in my Hanbok
  • Hanbok and wings
  • Haedong Yonggung temple
  • Haedong Yonggung temple
  • Nakji-Bokkeum
  • Nakji-Bokkeum
  • Nakji-Bokkeum
  • Traditional Korean pudding
  • A fish market in Busan
  • A fish market in Busan
  • A fish market in Busan
  • Busan at night

Japan

  • My first night in Japan
  • Swallowtail butterflies
  • Nagasaki, two days before the bombing
  • Nagasaki, a month after the bombing
  • The black monolith which represents the hypocentre of the bomb
  • The foothills around Mt Aso
  • The Takamori tunnel park
  • The Kamishikimikumano shrine
  • Hiroshima: The rain was fitting
  • The 70km Shimanami Kaido toll road which connects Honshu to Shikoku and the smaller islands in between
  • Tsuneto and Akiko
  • My room at their house
  • Their wonderful food
  • The Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama
  • The Dogo
  • My shed shelter from the rain
  • The wild and forested centre of Shikoku
  • Osaka Castle
  • Toki sushi
  • The Golden Pavilion
  • The Silver Pavilion
  • The stunning view
  • Sacchan, Nobu’s Mum at the bar
  • Nobu eating Hanton rice
  • Some of my meals from Sacchan, Nobu’s Mum
  • Kenrokuen garden
  • A traditional Japanese tea ceremony, courtesy of Nobu
  • Ominami shrine in Kanazawa
  • The undergrowth I travelled through before I pitched my tent
  • Japanese Macaque
  • I slept on the beach 1km away from the Torii gate as i had planned an early morning photo and this is the result. A hawk sits on the left corner of the gate bathing in the first rays of sunshine.
  • Cold and wet mountain roads
  • Mount Fuji!!!
  • Waking up on my birthday after sleeping in a children’s play area
  • Mr Tadou Kobayashi
  • Tokyo Tower
  • Rainbow Bridge
  • Tokyo nightscape
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