A Dream In Peru
4th August 2020
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Somewhere in Peru, after a long descent, I reached a narrow valley where it was hot like an oven. I had not experienced this kind
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Being Vegetarian on Eid al-Adha
1st August 2020
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It is Eid al-Adha today. Muslims around the world would be sacrificing animals today. In Pakistan alone, 10 million animals are slaughtered on the occasion
Part 4—Peru Independence Day 28 July.
31st July 2020
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It was late morning. Somewhere in the Highlands of Peru, the sun had just emerged from the fog. I was huffing and puffing on a
Part 3—Peru Independence
30th July 2020
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My cycling itinerary in Peru followed Peru’s great divide that is the part of the Continental Divide of South America. The Andes are the world’s
Part 2 of Peru Independence Day
29th July 2020
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Part 2 of Peru Independence Day July 28. Women of Peru, I saw them in many roles. Roaming the streets and mountains of Cusco with
A Letter To Peru
28th July 2020
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Dear Peru! you were my 4th country between Argentina and Alaska. Today, when people ask me, “what is your favourite country from the entire trip?”
Never Too Lost
27th July 2020
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Six years ago, if somebody told me I would be travelling by bicycle for several years, I wouldn’t have believed them. Oscar Wilde said, “if
Places I slept. Part 1
24th July 2020
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During the last five years of my bicycle travels, I have spent numerous nights in the wilderness and camped in all sorts of abandoned buildings,
The Treehouse
23rd July 2020
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Somewhere in Ecuador, a swing hung over a steep rock face at 2600-m above sea level. They called it the “Swing at the End of
July 21. I turn 43.
21st July 2020
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Today is July 21. I turn 43! Sitting by the Minor Canal in Layyah as I dip my feet in the water, the arrow of
Colombia Independence Day
20th July 2020
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Dear Colombia, When I took my first pedal in Ushuaia, Argentina, all I was thinking about was you!For the 18 months in South America, amongst
Are We Alone?
19th July 2020
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The Atacama Desert glows in the moonlight, and I look at the twinkling stars in great amazement. It is hard to believe that we all