After starting the day with a fortifying breakfast at our local cafe (Cafe Gold) we set off to Trafalgar Square. Arriving at Trafalgar Square we were greeted by Steven the photographer (sent by Siemens) and our friends and family who had come to see us off. After an amusing half […]
Continue ReadingWell it’s finally come… Nic’s last day at work, for the past 14 months he’s been working for BBC Technology a former division of the BBC (bought by Siemens Business Services last August). Bound to be emotional and the penultimate step before becoming a fully fledged self-supportive traveller… the last […]
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We had our farewell party at Lvpo on Saturday, followed by a boogie at the Zeta bar until the wee hours of the morning! And as everyone knows a good party is not complete without a tub of cream (!)- so when Lvpo could not prepare Nic’s Brandy Alexander he […]
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You’ve probably noticed that the website has changed! Mail2Web our expedition sponsors have redesigned and hosting it. As you can see they’ve done a marvellous job! A big thanks to Katherine the designer/site administrator and everyone at Mail2Web.
Continue ReadingNow you too can experience the lead up to our expedition, though you probably would not want to be in our shoes once we’re on our way (they may well smell after a while – pooey!!). Our first two video clips are now available on the BBC Video Nation website. […]
Continue Reading…courtesy of Cyclesport in the fashionable Kings Road, Chelsea, we did our crash course in repairing bikes. You name it we can do it :p If you have a puncture then you need Sedef, Queen of the Inner Tubes, if your bottom bracket is wonky then Nic, Leader of the […]
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With our departure rapidly approaching, we are beginning to get more press coverage. Last week Euromoney and BBC magazine Ariel have published articles on our adventure – thank you!
Continue ReadingArmed with his boyish charm and bare faced cheek (ahem), Nic managed to infiltrate the Radio 2 studios and get a photo with Sir Terry Wogan. We even got a mention on Terry’s radio show “Wake up with Wogan”. Terry is the spokesman for BBC Children in Need and one […]
Continue ReadingShould we be worried? Or even petrified? It’s finally July and our last month… are we prepared enough mentally and physically. Probably not! Despite the fact that we off soon, we’ve been busy buzzing around with doing our Video Nation filming, receiving even more jabs, getting our gear ready and […]
Continue ReadingJames May of BBC Top Gear fame mentions us in his article in the Motoring Section, Telegraph online. Though we think his comments warrant a challenge typical of Top Gear. So we’ve proposed cycling diagonally across the Top Gear Track while James May completes a whole circuit driving backwards. We’ll […]
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