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Travelsonabike2 On This Day 7th November 2016

Bicycle Touring Nepal 7th-November-2016 Dusty road with cars on it

Bicycle Touring in Nepal

This week’s Travelsonabike2 on this day bicycle touring blog post comes from Nepal on the 7th November 2016. And I’ve made it to Kathmandu after a few days of hard cycling.

Monday 7th November 2016. Chisapani to Kathmandu. 11 miles.

There’s not really much to say about today. It was a very short ride into Kathmandu, and I was in a hotel by 10.30. The ride itself wasn’t very pleasant at all. And I’m so glad I waited until this morning.

The road surface was awful and had disappeared while they were renewing it. And there was so much traffic on it throwing up dust I could hardly see. Although there wasn’t as much traffic as last night. I could hear a steady stream of traffic going past the hotel all night. And when I looked down the valley from my window, all I could see was one long, snaking trail of lights going up the valley as far as I could see.

Bottle of beer
Of course, the beer’s called Everest

Once at today’s hotel, I gave my clothes a good wash and updated my website. I also had to repair one of the rear panniers. I’m not sure if I’d been hit or had caught it on something, but there was a tear in it. I also did a little maintenance on the bike. And a de-stress for me with a nice beer. I felt pretty worn out after the past few days, and today wore me out mentally with all the traffic and bad road conditions. I think I’ll play the tourist tomorrow before moving on on Wednesday. The hotel only has a room for two nights, and besides, I’d probably be bored by then anyway.

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Travelsonabike2 Bicycle Touring Photos October 2025

Bicycle Touring Photos October 2025 Rough sea breaking on a beach

Bicycle Touring Photographs

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 October 2025 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 Albania, Croatia, India, China and Garry’s rides around southern England. There are quite a lot of photos this month. And even more in his Flickr photo album.

Photographs in the Flickr photo album are from Garry’s recent rides around southern England. From his rides (yes, rides he went there twice this month) down to Swanage. In fact, there is quite a bit of repetition of the campsites Garry visited. Garry has little time at the moment and has to fit any rides in between hospital appointments, hence he tends to visit the same campsites.

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Garry McGivern’s Bicycle Touring Photos October 2025

(Pictures added to the website this month)

It’s getting to that time of year. The pumpkins are out in force
Corfe Castle in a misty valley
Pigs in the New Forest. I’d heard they’d been released, but these were the first I saw. And last
Cows in the New Forest
Pretty village of Tribanj
Looking back at Karlobag, my overnight stop last night
I think this Brittany Ferry coming in was the reason why we cut the corner
Sunset at Grange Farm
Looking out over Grange Chine
One of the goats on the farm
Coming into Portsmouth Harbour
The sad sight of the campsite empty and overgrown
It feels a bit like the New Forest here
Looking out over the South Downs
Looking back dow the climb I’ve just come up
I don’t like the look of those hills up ahead
Lovely autumn colours in Chiddingfold this morning
Chertsey Bridge, viewed from the campsite
Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Power Station
St Mary’s Church, Hampton
The bright billboards in Piccadilly Circus
Interesting artwork in Kingston upon Thames
A nice cycle route through the woods
You can tell I’m near Kent with the Oust house. Kent is well known for them
Along Brighton seafront
Isfield station on the Lavender Line heritage steam railway
A busy Dhule
Breakfast with the Shah’s
It’s good to be back in the New Forest
A car wash Indian style
Photo op at the school
Another sunny day in the New Forest
I’m not the only one camping
Passepartout waiting at the railway station
I could see the rain coming in from the ferry
There were plenty of ponies this morning
Looking towards Corfe Castle railway station
I said the photos wouldn’t do it justice
Winters coming
My favourite cafe in Yongdeng
It’s a rough old sea today
One last look at the New Forest until next year. Maybe!
Rough seas in Southbourne

More Photographs In Garry’s Flickr Album

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October 2025 Bicycle Touring Photos

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Travelsonabike2 YouTube Video 2nd November 2025

Travelsonabike2 Video 2nd November 2025 Long straight road by green fields

Bicycle Tour Video

Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 YouTube bicycle tour video S25 E29 was posted on his YouTube channel a couple of days ago, on the 2nd of November 2025. It’s the video version of the post Garry wrote on the 30th of September 2025 while on tour. It’s time for Garry to leave the New Forest and head to Swanage; he has no choice today, the camp closes for the season. It’s a bright sunny day, although somewhat cold, especially in the shade.

Once out of the forest, Garry has a brief spell on busy roads. But it’s not long before he’s cycling along on the cycle route that runs beside the golden sands of Bournemouth. It’s eight miles of flat cycling, which is probably a good thing. The end of the ride to Swanage is a bit of a killer. Up the Purbeck Hills. Then the final climb up to the campsite in Langton Maltravers.

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Travelsonabike2 YouTube Video S25 E29 2nd November 2025

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Travelsonabike2 England Sunday 2nd November 2025

Bicycle Touring England

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 is bicycle touring England on Sunday, the 2nd of November 2025. Brighstone to Bognor Regis. 44 miles. That was a better night’s sleep last night. I think I may have been pretty tired from the lack of sleep from the previous two nights. It was still wet and windy overnight, and I woke up a couple of times. Mainly when it really poured with rain. But I soon went back to sleep.

It was raining when I woke up this morning. So I never got up until after six. I saw last night that it was forecast to be wet first thing, but then clear up. So, why get up and go out in the rain? I’m only heading home. There’s no rush. And sure enough, the weather forecast was actually right for a change. It did stop raining.

This is what I looked like the other night in the wind
Time To Get Your Butt In Gear

After I eventually got moving and packed up, it was a fast ride across the island. There was a strong tailwind. Not only was it a fast ride across the island, but I arrived at the ferry terminal just in time to be the last one on the boat. The ride from Portsmouth was also fast, thanks to the tailwind. In fact, I think it must be one of my fastest rides home from Grange Farm. From leaving camp to arriving home. Including the ferry, the total time was only five and a half hours.

I’m not sure I’ll be going away again this year. Apart from hospital appointments and operations, it’s not really ideal cycle camping weather. But you never know. As it might be my last trip this year, I emptied my panniers. I really need to do it more often. There were six pairs of socks in one pannier. And I don’t even wear socks in the summer! And twelve snack bars in another pannier. No wonder I struggle going up hills.

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