I got this in the post from my brother recently (thanks Dan!). It’s not often I mention other people’s blogs, but he is family, so I should point you in the direction of Daniel’s blog, Vegan Duck on a Bike. A few years ago he cycled from London to Istanbul, a mere meander in the park compared to his latest venture, cycling from Istanbul to, er, New Zealand, via the Silk Road which includes Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China. He’s cycling about 200km a day.

Dan’s documenting his journey with the blog and photos. The blog is very readable and his photos on Flickr are great. I’ve just had the fun task of uploading 2,000 of them. Be prepared for lots of pics of tiles and mosques. They are absolutely awesome.