bikes - Rolling East https://rollingeast.com A bike ride across the world Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:41:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://rollingeast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Untitled-design-2-32x32.png bikes - Rolling East https://rollingeast.com 32 32 Cycling the Pamir Highway: A Practical Guide https://rollingeast.com/the-ultime-guide-to-cycle-touring-the-pamir-highway/ https://rollingeast.com/the-ultime-guide-to-cycle-touring-the-pamir-highway/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:15:18 +0000 https://rollingeast.com/?p=459 Every year hundreds of cyclists embark on the journey through one of the Mecca destinations for adventure cycling: the M41, more mystically known as the Pamir Highway. One of the highest highways in the world, second only to the Karakorum Highway, it winds through many 4000m+ peaks and the Roof of the World, the highest …

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]]> https://rollingeast.com/regained-freedoms/feed/ 1 Iran – Cycling and melting under the baking sun https://rollingeast.com/iran/ https://rollingeast.com/iran/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:25:09 +0000 https://rollingeastblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/iran/ I woke up feeling really low today. All the initial excitement of making it to Iran has melted under the baking sun. With temperatures easily reaching 40C, riding on the highway with no shade is pretty challenging. Being wrapped like a Christmas present – hijab, long trousers and a vest – stops me from enjoying …

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