My Round The World ride (inc top blagging at Spa & The Ring)

[Dave_ITR]

What a challenge, have followed you on Twitter so I can keep track of your progress.

[neilski]

neilski said:

Car museum photos will be online when I can be arsed!

I suppose it's about time I posted the car museum photos seeing as I wrote the above in April.











(Click on the photos to take you to each album.)

[Silver940]

Great pics!

[Melman Giraffe]

Amazing thread - Bookmarked

[neilski]

It took long enough but I got a shiny new sticker today....

[Melman Giraffe]

neilski said:

It took long enough but I got a shiny new sticker today....

Where are you now?

[neilski]

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

[neilski]

I've now made it as far as Almaty but I think I might be in for a bit of a rough winter....



I'll try and get some updates with photos up over the next few days.

For more up to date updates, it's best to follow me at https://www.facebook.com/IWereRightAboutThatSaddle...

[crisisjez]

Don't do anything silly Neil, the weather there can kill you in hours

[neilski]

Merry Christmas from China.

[MajorProblem]

Amazing trip, how long have you got left?

[neilski]

I estimate the whole trip will be about 3 1/2 years and I'm 9 months in so far.

[Usget]

Funny looking reindeer!

[Gretchen]

Usget said:

Funny looking reindeer!

Chinese knock-offs.

[Watchman]

It's likely that most of us will live our whole lives without seeing a panda "for real". That looks quite magical despite them not being reindeer.

And I wonder how you go back to real life after 3.5 years touring like that. Still, you don't have to worry about that for quite some time yet. I'm really enjoying your updates.

[neilski]

This is real life!

[HereBeMonsters]

neilski said:

I estimate the whole trip will be about 3 1/2 years and I'm 9 months in so far.

9 months in to a 3.5 year trip, and you're already in China? Where are you going to go for the other 2 and a bit years then? All the way up and down the Americas? Africa?

[neilski]

For those of you not on Facebook or Twitter, here are a few photos from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan....

Camping in the Kazakh desert.


Kazakh sunset.


The main road out of Aktau, Kazakhstan.


The sheikh's falconry camp, Kazakhstan.


Getting up close & personal with a falcon.


The above falcon getting treated for a sore throat.


Dinner with the sheikh.


Khiva, Uzbekistan.


Hats for sale, Khiva.


Slippers for sale, Khiva.


A wood carver at work, Khiva.


Intricate detail, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.


Checking out the ex-Soviet military gear for sale, Bukhara.


Luxury accommodation, somewhere in the Uzbekistan desert.


Uzbek kids from a family that hosted me and three other cyclists, Uzbekistan.


The Registan Ensemble, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.


Camping in the mountains, Kyrgyzstan.


Enjoying the view, Kyrgyzstan.


Camping in the snow, Kazakhstan.


Frosty morning, Kazakhstan.

[donfisher]

Outstanding.

Some great pictures there - on the cycling front I particularly like where no frost formed over the rivets on the Brooks.

[MrB1obby]

Watchman said:

And I wonder how you go back to real life after 3.5 years touring like that. Still, you don't have to worry about that for quite some time yet. I'm really enjoying your updates.

I don't think he will/could go back to a 'normal life'. Well, I mean I highly doubt I'd be able to!