Cycling from London to India
1995-1996
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United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
India
Pakistan
China
Pakistan
India
Hong Kong
Spain
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United Kingdom		 Dates
5-6 Sept 1995
6 Sept
6-9 Sept
9 Sept
9-21 Sept
21-26 Sept
26 Sept
26 Sept-5 Oct
5-10 Oct
10-17 Oct
17 Oct - 18 Nov
18 Nov - 1 Dec
1 Dec - 28 Jan 1996
28 Jan - 16 Mar
16 Mar - 19 June
19 June
19 June - 10 July
10 July - 6 Aug
6 Aug - 1 Nov
2-10 Nov
10-16 Nov
17 Nov 1996
I was inspired by Dervla Murphy's Full Tilt and living in Pakistan a few years earlier wishing to return overland. An unforgettable year with a lifetime's worth of experiences. It was wonderful to see the gradual change from Europe to Asia. We seldom see the subtle change today as long-haul flights take us in hours from one culture, climate and geography to the next.

Steph decided to join me after I'd suggested she may as well cycle with me to India since she was going there anyway. A couple of weeks after this light-hearted offer, she called and said she wanted to come much to my surprise and delight.
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Europe
Turkey
Useless statistics:
Iran
16 countries
121 hotels
35 homes
22 campsites
37 books read
32 rolls of film		 10,135 km cycled
126 days cycling
441 hours on the saddle
239 hours on buses
172 hours on trains
20 punctures
Pakistan
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India
Equipment
Bike: Gary Fischer Aquila - Shimano SXT groupset
Gear ratio: 42-32-22 (front), 11-28 (rear)
Panniers: Karrimor Kalahari Expedition (rear) Ortileb rollers (front), Freedom handlebar bag.
Spares: 2 tyres, 6 inner tubes, 1 chain, spokes & nipples, brake cables, gear cables, puncture repair kits.
Camera: Canon EOS 100 w/ 28-80mm & 75-300mm. Polarising, warm up & grey-grad filters. Tripod.
10 x Kodak Ektar 25, 17 x Kodak Ektar 100, 3 x Fuji Provia 100,
2 x Kodak Elite 100.

Other: 3/4 season sleeping bag, Karrimat, MSR stove, Maglite, walkman (16 tapes), lots of books.
Clothes: 1pr cycling shoes, 1 pr flip-flops, 3 prs walking socks, 4 prs underpants, 2 prs cycling shorts, 2 prs cycing inners, 1 shalwar bottoms, 1 pr tracksuit bottoms, 2 t-shirts, 2 long-sleeved shirts, 1 Polartec 200 fleece, 1 Gore-tex top, waterproof trousers, 1 pr cycling gloves, 1 pr winter gloves, 1 cap, 1 towel
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