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World cyclist, middle aged, over weight, drinks too much, eats too much. But can ride a bike for miles.
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Travelsonabike2 Bicycle Touring Photos November-2024

Bicycle Touring Photos November-2024 Touring bicycle by castle

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 November-2024 bicycle touring photos. Photographs that Garry has taken while travelling around on his bike that have appeared on the website over the past month. This month’s photos come from Serbia, India, China, Nepal, Turkey, Wales and England.

There is also a link to Garry’s Flickr page, where the majority of the photographs that Garry has taken this month are. Despite being late in the year, Garry has still been away touring, although due to the bad weather, he wasn’t away for as long as he’d originally planned.

You can also find photos on Garry’s Facebook and Instagram pages, which you can view without subscribing. But if you already subscribe to social media, why not follow Garry?

November 2024 Flickr Photo Album 

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November 2024 Bicycle Touring Photos

Garry McGivern’s Bicycle Touring Photos November-2024

(pictures added to the website this month)

With one of the helpful girls on the hotel reception
Winters coming
My fish and chip supper. The real reason for coming back to the Isle of Wight
Autumnal trees
Arriving in Portsmouth
Looking out from the the ferry at Fishbourne
The River Test
Harnham Gate, Salisbury
Some of the wrecked buildings in Durbar Square
Busy street in Kathmandu
Garry with Passepartout at Longleat
The Market House, Martock
Another sign of the conflict?
I don’t think we’ll be going there, then
Poppies on display for remembrance Sunday at the church in Southbourne
Sunrise in over Bognor pier
Looking out over the Dorset hills
The entrance to Combe Down Tunnel
Looking towarBratton Camp & White Horse
Caerphilly Castle
Some Welsh hills
Pumpking farm near Christchurch
It got rather wintery this morning
There’s snow on the hills
I was bored pushing my bike up another hill
Alveston, a small village I passed through today
One last beer before I leave the hotel
The Red Fort, Dheli
Tanks on Salisbury Plain
Along the Kennet & Avon Canal
Waiting for the Pink Ferry at in Hamble
My last look at Europe as I cross the Bosphorus Strait to Asia
Next stop Asia
It was rather frosty before the snow fell
Caerphilly Castle looked a lot better in the sun when I was cycling out of Wales
Passepartout by Caerphilly Castle

If you want to find out if Garry’s away touring at the moment and check his location, visit the Where’s Garry web page. And, of course, you can always follow Garry on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. The bulk of Garry’s photos can be found on his Flickr page, where he releases his monthly photos and tour photographs first. You can also find pictures from all of his tours in year order.

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Two Tunnels Greenway Video

Two Tunnels Greenway video Entrance to a tunnel

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 YouTube video of the Two Tunnels Greenway, or NCN Route 244, was recorded as Garry cycled to Wales. As usual, Garry had no idea that he would be cycling on this Greenway. Due to his lack of planning and just following his phone. But that’s what Garry likes, usually!

It’s not long into the ride before Garry comes across the Coombe Down Tunnel at, 1670 metres long. This for the UK is a rarity, and Garry can’t recall another cycle route in the UK that he’s travelled on with a tunnel of this length. There’s a surprise in store for Garry as he rides through the tunnel. Unfortunately, Garry’s ride was cut short due to maintenance on the second tunnel.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video.

Cycling In The UK | The Two Tunnels Greenway YouTube Video

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Travelsonabike2 Turkey This Day 6th-December-2011

Bicycle Touring This Day 6th-December-2011 City landscape

This week’s Travelsonabike2 on this day bicycle touring post comes from Turkey on the 6th-December-2011, and I’m on my way to Australia. I was back in Istanbul for the second time after having to change my route.

Tuesday 6th-December-2011. Istanbul.

Well, I found out why my train journey took so long yesterday. The story goes that a German company was tasked with building the track. Who, for some bizarre reason, was paid by the metre. Hence, the railway takes the longest route possible, twisting and turning around every hill and mountain. Sumeya, the waitress, was telling me this at breakfast. She also said that anybody with any sense goes by bus, it only takes six hours!

I think I’m glad I didn’t know about the bus. It was bad enough on the short journey to meet Julie from the airport the other week. I don’t think my nerves could have taken six hours. No, sitting on a train for eleven hours was definitely the right choice!

What To Do

It’s my last full day in Turkey. My flight to India leaves tomorrow evening, so I thought I’d better go and see what else I could find. Walking out of the hotel and past the shops, one of the shopkeepers called out to me, saying, “Are you back again!” That surprised me; I’d never spoken to him before. Do I stand out that much? Apparently, I do. He’d seen me the other week when I left on my bike.

Aqueduct with many arches
The Aqueduct of Valens

I decided that I’d go and look at the Galata Tower. It was one of the places I never saw when Julie was here. Due to that stupid cruise, we got conned into going on. It was pretty good looking out over the city. But I soon grew bored with that and went for a walk. That didn’t last, and I also got bored with that. I’m not a very good tourist at the best of times, let alone when I’m on my own. I returned to the hotel and sat in the bar, updating the website.

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NCN Route 2 YouTube Video

NCN Route 2 Video Rough track

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 YouTube video of NCN Route 2, “British Cycle Routes Aren’t The Best”, was recorded as Garry cycled on part of the National Cycle Network. Garry’s just spent the night camped at Tom’s Field in Langton Matravers near Swanage. But now he’s back on his bike, heading for his next destination.

As Garry cycles along, he remembers a conversation he had the previous day and decides to detour onto a new route. On his new route, he discovers that it’s part of the national cycle network Route 2. And is unsurprised to find it in such a bad state. Despite it being a rough ride, Garry was pleased to find it and cycle somewhere different for a change.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video.

British Cycle Routes Aren’t The Best YouTube Video

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