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Northern Spain: Segovia, Santiago, Cudillero, Valladolid & Avila

Thor9 July 20172017, Europe, May, SpainNo comments

Pre and post the Raid Gallaecia race, we darted around to taste just a bit of what the region has to offer. If you want history, I included Wikipedia links as I’m not going to pretend I remember all the history myself! Here below are some pictures and my thoughts/comments. Segovia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segovia We happened upon this ancient […]

ARWS Raid Gallaecia (Spain) Adventure Race 2017 [Race Report]

Thor9 July 20172017, Adventure Racing, May, Spain1 comment

Pre Spiel: It was a delight to hear that my 2015 XPD team mate Ahmed was keen to race again, and Raid Gallaecia fit the schedule – we were off to Spain! (where on earth is Gallaecia anyway?!). Thanks to Extreme Sports Kuwait and Pro Vision. Locked in was my China team mate Christine Perry, […]

China – A Quick Dart Around The West & Central Region

Thor29 January 20172016, Asia, China, October, SeptemberNo comments

Uyghur high country and classic silk road history! After competing in the ARWS China race I allocated some spare time to have a look around this remote and unlikely-to-visit-again region. Hooking up with another racer Jeremy we had a really great 2 week trip. Sadly this disputed territory will always be in the throws of […]

ARWS Xtrail Expedition Altay (China) Adventure Race 2016 [Race Report]

Thor12 November 20162016, Adventure Racing, Asia, China, Race, September3 comments

Pre-Spiel: This was a unique opportunity – when it was announced the ARWS was looking at accepting China’s Xtrail Expedition Altay into their fold, it was under the provision of a successful demonstration race. The demonstration race was to be in a remote part of China in 3 months (where on earth is Altay and […]

Nepal – Annapurna Circuit & Base Camp (Via Intrepid Express!)

Thor7 February 20162008, Asia, Nepal, NovemberNo comments

Pre-Speil: Weeks of trekking Annapurna Circuit & Base Camp (ABC) is hardly an express! Express is used in several forms here, as it’s the name of Intrepid Travel’s email newsletter “Intrepid Express”, it also reflects the amount of time they gave me to organise things when I received an email titled “Intrepid Express YOU WIN”. Pretty exciting title, but was […]

Cuba

Thor6 February 20162013, Caribbean, Central America, NovemberNo comments

2013 Loney Planet Must See – Joining the Hoards. Well, it tuned out we were still “early” having no direct flights we arrived via Mexico City. Havana The airport hadn’t been updated since the 60s and as a flashback time warp it was great! Old concrete white walls and just the basics, a tv on […]

Caribbean – The Lesser Antilles