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by North Wales Yorkie
16 Dec 2013, 2:11pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Guardian Travel Writing Competition
Replies: 4
Views: 27057

Re: Guardian Travel Writing Competition

b1ke wrote:Regarding the comment above I'm not sure how the amount of damage you do to your bike is an indicator of the quality of writing.

A real writer doesn't need misfortune and misadventure to engage the reader, a poor writer does.
by North Wales Yorkie
4 Dec 2013, 2:04pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: unseen
Replies: 23
Views: 25207

Re: unseen

We were cycling, Meic, on a round Wales tour: http://www.bikesandtrains.co.uk/routes/wales2009
by North Wales Yorkie
4 Dec 2013, 1:06pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: unseen
Replies: 23
Views: 25207

Re: unseen

meic wrote:I noticed that even the Charity shops have started to close in what was Carmarthen town centre.

I find the town ideal when on my bike, the council rearranged things to discourage motorists, the selfish motorists then act in a way that makes it difficult to drive without being obstructed by the "I will only be a minute" brigade.

Meic, has this happened recently? We passed through in 2009, found a car clogged town centre unfriendly to pedestrians and cyclists, vowed to avoid it in future.
by North Wales Yorkie
21 Nov 2013, 10:24am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Pico de Europa in March?
Replies: 12
Views: 12112

Re: Pico de Europa in March?

mulberry wrote:are the campsites open

We found some campsites were still closed in early May.
by North Wales Yorkie
21 Oct 2013, 4:43pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: Shock Horror. I found some considerate drivers!!!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 2899

Re: Shock Horror. I found some considerate drivers!!!!!

freeflow wrote:I spent Friday riding up Wrnose and Hardknott passes (plus a few other lumps) in the Lakes. Whilst climbing Wrynose and Hardnott I was very impressed by how considerate drivers were in slowing down, pulling over and otherwise manoeuvring to allow me to slowly creak past. This was true for even a couple of white van men.

There is hope :D

That wasn't my experience, you probably fared better by riding outside the main tourist season.
by North Wales Yorkie
4 Oct 2013, 12:07pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring
Replies: 101
Views: 55688

Re: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring

My Sony DSLR has an EVF and a foldable screen, to my surprise I'm using the screen more often than the viewfinder now, but at waist level rather than with outstretched arms.
by North Wales Yorkie
4 Oct 2013, 12:04pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Vegetarian Touring
Replies: 39
Views: 4435

Re: Vegetarian Touring

Canned beans mainly, available everywhere we've been touring (mainly UK and Spain), but we plan a long trip to Argentina and Chile next year, which should be more challenging. We find it hard to find anything other than cheese for our lunchtime picnic protein and get excited if we find hommus or peanut butter as a welcome alternative.
by North Wales Yorkie
3 Oct 2013, 10:51am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Anyone recommend any good books?
Replies: 105
Views: 34119

Re: Anyone recommend any good books?

TomBruce wrote:That's the one, it was a great device, really did work on almost every dog that came at me.

Thanks Tom, I've ordered one, just need an unlucky dog to test it on :shock:
by North Wales Yorkie
23 Sep 2013, 3:35pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring
Replies: 101
Views: 55688

Re: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring

fausto copy wrote:...but thought all the new gizmo's (GPS, remote use with tablets etc) weren't for me.

GPS is invaluable when you've been on a long tour, taking photos on the way. Saves lots of time trying to figure out exactly where you took each photo.
by North Wales Yorkie
23 Sep 2013, 3:32pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring
Replies: 101
Views: 55688

Re: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring

andrew_s wrote:
North Wales Yorkie wrote:The horizon has a pronounced curve, is that lens distortion or a result of stitching for a panorama shot?

On the gannet colony?
It looks like the result of not having the camera properly level on a panorama shot. I'd guess it's an automatic sweep panorama rather than manually stitching separate shots later.

Yes, it was the gannet colony shot that caught my attention.
by North Wales Yorkie
23 Sep 2013, 1:03pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring
Replies: 101
Views: 55688

Re: Excellent Pro Camera for Touring

The horizon has a pronounced curve, is that lens distortion or a result of stitching for a panorama shot?
by North Wales Yorkie
23 Sep 2013, 11:29am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Anyone recommend any good books?
Replies: 105
Views: 34119

Re: Anyone recommend any good books?

TomBruce wrote:You can read the first part (about 54 pages) of my book "Every Inch of the Way" about my round the world adventure for free here: http://www.tombrucecycling.com/book

This is the European leg, from Peckforton, Cheshire, England to Istanbul

Thanks,
Tom

I'm enjoying the read, Tom, just starting the Asia section. I was interested in the "Dog Dazzer" but a search only brought up "Dog Dazer II", is this the same device?
by North Wales Yorkie
19 Sep 2013, 1:29pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Patagonia.
Replies: 8
Views: 3356

Re: Patagonia.

Thanks for posting your link, clanton, an interesting read and particularly so for me as I'm hoping to undertake a similar trip early next year. Did you get any injections before you travelled?
by North Wales Yorkie
18 Sep 2013, 4:02pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Exeter to Holyhead
Replies: 1
Views: 858

Re: Exeter to Holyhead

There's no ferry to Cork from Holyhead, though he could get the Dublin ferry and then take the train to Cork. He might be better cycling to South Wales for the Fishguard to Rosslare crossing.
by North Wales Yorkie
30 Jul 2013, 2:34pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Argentina to Alaska
Replies: 19
Views: 2960

Re: Argentina to Alaska

Astonishing. Great blog and so much easier to read top to bottom rather than the annoying "last day first" format, though splitting into monthly sections would have made it easier to read in instalments.
An insight into your motivation for the ride would have been of interest, I note that you were raising money for a very worthwhile charity, but were you also trying to break records?