Tag: ARTICLES
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RETURNING HOME, FOR NOW
2026 Coming home was a difficult journey, emotionally. I took four flights and nearly two days to arrive back in Cape Town. My sister was there to greet me and both of us struggled to fight back the tears. The emotional rollercoaster of coming home and giving up played out…
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GEAR LIST: THE ALTIPLANO
November 2024 The Altiplano is a giant stretch of high desert and mountains that covers parts of Bolivia, Peru and Chile. Which runs next to the Atacama Desert. It will be a lot more remote and isolated than anything I previously did in Baja. So packing lighter and smarter will…
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GEAR LIST: THE BAJA DIVIDE
MARCH 2024 This is my base equipment setup for the Baja Divide. This will probably not change much as I head south, though I cant say the same for the luggage as I try to go lighter. BIKE AND PACKING SETUP SLEEPING KITCHEN AND CAMP ELECTRONICS CLOTHING HYGIENE Miscellaneous
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THE WHY, THE WHEN AND THE WHERE
2023 – 2024 So, when I first started telling people about what I would be doing, some of the same questions where asked. People were really inquisitive and I didn’t mind answering any questions. The most important ones were the why, the when and the where. Two of those were…
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HOW THE BICYCLE TOURING STARTED
2013 – 2023 Before I arrived in Korea, I had never undertaken any long distance cycling nor any overnight cycling. Back in South Africa I had done a few races including the Cape Argus as it was known then, but I had never trained nor did I even own a…