Site Map, sort of...
How can the site be sliced & diced so that you can find stuff?
Let me count the ways...
How about?
| menu (top menu tabs) |
| location (country) |
| date (year) |
Menu tabs:
| Home | site home page |
| About | just what it says, it's stuff about the site (and me) |
| Site Map | just another way to get to this page |
| Warmshowers | stuff about Warmshowers |
| What's New | a list of changes, updates and so-on |
| Where's Triker? | track Triker down |
| Trikes | what's a trike? |
| FAQ's | some frequently asked questions about trikes |
| Tours | stuff about touring by trike |
| Africa | well actually mostly touring the Med coast of Africa |
| Libya | a failed trike tour in 2003 |
| Tunisia | a sort of consolation prize trike tour in 2003 |
| Mahgreb | the so-called 'impossible' tour, Cairo to Algiers in 2009 |
| Algeria | part of the Mahgreb ride but worth a page to itself! |
| Sudan | a very short (trikeless) tour in 2009 |
| Eritrea | yet another (trikeless) tour in 2011 |
| Australia | bicycle touring in the Land of Oz |
| Outback Odyssey | a trike tour into the fringes of Outback Australia in 2002 |
| Sydney to Adelaide | a trike tour from Sydney to Adelaide in 2006 |
| Axles of Evil | riding in Dubbya's badlands! |
| Iran | a mini tour without the trike in 2007/2008 |
| Iraq | another mini tour without the trike in 2012 |
| Libya | a failed trike tour in 2003 |
| Syria | the best yet! A truly brilliant tour in 2001 |
| Europe | well, actually it's mostly just France! |
| France | a leisurely tour of Provence in 2005 |
| France | a really leisurely tour of the Loire in 2008 |
| EuroVelo 6 | a long and varied trike tour across Europe in 2012 |
| More of Europe | a long and varied e-bike tour across Europe in 2014 |
| Middle East | and just exactly where is the Middle East? |
| Iran | a mini tour without the trike in 2007/2008 |
| Iraq | another mini tour without the trike in 2012 |
| Syria | the best yet! A truly brilliant tour in 2001 |
| Yemen | another mini tour without the trike in 2009 |
| Photos | a collection of photographs of my trike tours |
| Stories | bits from my journal, stuff that makes me laugh, or cry (or both) |
| Australia | |
| Adelaide | I don't usually do this, but here's a 'proper' bike journal |
| Renmark | "Are you a nutter?" A conversation with a trucker |
| Temora | high temperatures, high hills and high winds |
| France | |
| Mont Ventoux | second hardest hard ride I've ever tried! |
| Loire Valley | the easiest hard ride I've ever done! |
| Iran | |
| Tehran | reflections on being in a rogue state |
| Libya | |
| Tripoli | more reflections on being in a rogue state |
| Syria | |
| Hama | even more reflections on being in a rogue state |
| Krak de Chevaliers | the hardest ride I've ever done! |
| Palmyra | and here's the longest ride I've ever done! |
| Somewhere | even in the crap times, bike touring is the way to go |
| Tunisia | |
| Douz | tho in the Sahara, maybe a camel is better... |
| Nabuel | a wet, wet day |
| Yemen | |
| Al Higgara | on the virtues of qat |
| Left-Overs | the bits that don't fit elsewhere |
| Bookshelf | a reading list |
| Links | another sort of reading list |
| Search | search this website |
By country:
| Algeria | part of the Mahgreb ride but worth a page to itself! |
| Australia | big + little tours Down Under |
| France | is this the best place in the world for bicycle touring? |
| Eritrea | an amazing place! |
| Ethiopia | awe-inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time |
| Iran | don't believe the hype, it's definitely not Public Enemy No: 1 |
| Iraq | and we fought a war for this? |
| Libya | info of historical interest only these days |
| Sudan | even more heartbreaking... |
| Syria | poor Syria! It was absolutely the best tour yet |
| Tunisia | pretty good for second prize, which kinda sums up Tunisia's place in the world |
| Yemen | qat: both the best and the worst possible! |
By year:
| 2001 | Syria |
| 2002 | Australia (Outback Odyessy) |
| 2003 | Libya |
| 2003 | Tunisia |
| 2005 | France (Mont Ventoux) |
| 2006 | Australia (Sydney to Adelaide) |
| 2007 | Iran |
| 2008 | France (Loire) |
| 2009 | Mahgreb (Cairo to Algiers) |
| 2009 | Algeria |
| 2009 | Sudan |
| 2009 | Yemen |
| 2010 | Sudan |
| 2011 | Eritrea |
| 2011 | Ethiopia |
| 2012 | EuroVelo 6 |
| 2012 | Iraq |
| 2014 | Europe |